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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1993

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SAFETY FIRST, REVELLERS TOLD

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POLICE TODAY (TUESDAY) APPEALED TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COURTEOUS, PATIENT AND TO EXERCISE RESTRIANT WHILE VISITING LAN KWAI FONG DURING THE FORTHCOMING CHRISTMAS EVE AND NEW YEAR'S EVE.

CENTRAL DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR CHEUNG CHI-SHUM, SAID IN A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WOULD BE EXPECTED TO VISIT LAN KWAI FONG AND ITS VICINITY ON BOTH THE NIGHTS OF DECEMBER 24 (FRIDAY) AND DECEMBER 31 (FRIDAY).

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BASED ON THE SUCCESSFUL CROWD CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS IN LAN FONG IN THE RECENT HALLOWEEN, ABOUT 235 POLICE OFFICERS WOULD BE DEPLOYED TO MAINTAIN CROWD CONTROL IN THE COMING FESTIVE PERIODS.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE DEPLOYMENT OF POLICE OFFICERS WOULD ALSO BE ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO THE REAL SITUATION ON CHRISTMAS DAY, BOXING DAY AND NEW YEAR.

MR CHEUNG NOTED THAT POLICE WOULD TAKE ACTION TO RESTRICT THE INFLOW OF THE PEOPLE INTO LAN KWAI FONG WHENEVER THE NUMBER OF VISITORS WITHIN THE AREA REACHED UP TO 5,000.

"PEOPLE WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE AREA THROUGH THE LOWER ENTRANCE AT THE JUNCTION OF D'AGUILAR STREET AND WELLINGTON STREET," HE ADDED.

SIMULTANEOUSLY, PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO LEAVE VIA THE EXIT POINTS AT THE JUNCTION OF WAI TAK LANE AND WELLINGTON STREET, AND AT THE JUNCTION OF D'AGUILAR STREET AND WYNDHAM STREET.

MR CHEUNG STRESSED THAT PUBLIC SAFETY WAS THE MAIN CONCERN OF POLICE. THEREFORE, POLICE WOULD RESTRICT PEOPLE FROM ENTERING LAN KWAI FONG IF THE AREA WAS CONSIDERED TO BE OVERCROWDED.

HE ALSO REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT PARKING FACILITIES AT 10 STREETS WITHIN THE AREA WOULD BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED STARTING FROM 6 PM ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND NEW YEAR'S EVE.

THESE INCLUDED: ARBUTHNOT ROAD, WYNDHAM STREET, GLENEALY, D'AGUILAR STREET, WELLINGTON STREET, LOWER ALBERT

STREET, ICE HOUSE STREET, STANLEY STREET AND QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

HE SAID DISTRICT ENFORCEMENT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED, TOWING OF VEHICLES WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.

MEDICAL TEAMS AND AMBULANCES WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE, BY THE ST JOHN'S AMBULANCE BRIGADE AND THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL

"WE WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME SO POLICE WILL FLEXIBLE ATTITUDE TOWARDS MAINTAINING ORDER BUT WE WILL ACTION AGAINST TROUBLE-MAKERS, MR CHEUNG ADDED.

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