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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1993

CONSISTING

OF

SOCIAL WELFARE CONSIDER HOW

TO

AN INTER-DEPARTMENTAL WORKING GROUP,

FROM REPRESENTATIVES

THE THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE HAS BEEN SET UP TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS WITH TRIAD PROBLEMS.

HE SAID THE WORKING GROUP PLANNED TO ISSUE GUIDELINES AND ARRANGE

то IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AND DISCIPLINE MASTERS HELP THEM HANDLE DELINQUENT STUDENTS AND TRIAD ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS.

SINCE STUDENTS WITH POOR LEARNING MOTIVATION ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TRIAD INFLUENCË, THE PROVISION OF MORE PRACTICAL SCHOOLS FOR SUCH STUDENTS IS BEING PURSUED, HE ADDED,

AT THE SAME TIME, THE SECRETARY SAID THE POLICE CONDUCT REGULAR PATROLS NEAR SCHOOLS AND AT PLACES FREQUENTED BY STUDENTS.

THEY HAVE INTRODUCED, ON A PILOT BASIS IN WONG TAI

AND SIN

DISTRICTS, WESTERN

SPECIAL STUDENT 'CRIME INFORMATION FORMS' TO HE ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO REPORT CRIME AND TRIAD ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS, SAID.

"THE

GOOD CO- POLICE MAINTAIN GOOD LIAISON WITH, AND RECEIVE FROM, OPERATION

SCHOOLS IN TACKLING THE PROBLEM OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY", MR ASPREY SAID.

LIAISON OFFICERS VISIT SCHOOLS REGULARLY TO GIVE POLICE TO STUDENTS ON THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF TRIAD ACTIVITIES.

ALSO THEY

TALKS

LIAISE CLOSELY WITH HEADMASTERS AND TEACHERS, AND ADVISE ON HOW TO DEAL WITH UNRULY AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOLS, HE SAID.

POLICE ARMED ON BORDER PATROL DUTIES

ALL

FIELD PATROL DETACHMENT OFFICERS OF THE POLICE HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO CARRY FIREARMS WHILE ON DUTY IN THE WAKE OF THE TRAGIC DEATH OF A POLICE SERGEANT IN TA KWU LING LAST MONTH.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY,

MR ALISTAIR

ASPREY, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TIK CHI-YUEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE SAID APART FROM THAT INCIDENT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF ANY OFFICERS HAVING BEEN KILLED WHILE PERFORMING BORDER PATROL DUTIES SINCE THE POLICE TOOK UP SUCH DUTIES.

"OPERATIONAL

·

REVIEW, HE SAID.

STRATEGY AND DEPLOYMENT ARE KEPT UNDER

REGULAR

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