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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1994

JOURNALISTS ENTERING GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE

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"TWO MEN SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY):

THIS GOVERNMENT

GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE AT FANLING MORNING ENTERED THE

LODGE. AFTER WALKING INTO THE GROUNDS, THEY SWAM IN THE SWIMMING POOL AND THEN WENT INTO THE HOUSE.

"WHEN CHALLENGED BY A MEMBER OF STAFF, THEY CLAIMED TO BE HOUSE MEN WERE GUESTS. STAFF IMMEDIATELY ALERTED THE POLICE AND THE TWO SUBSEQUENTLY TAKEN TO SHEUNG SHUI POLICE STATION FOR QUESTIONING. TWO MEN WERE LATER FOUND BY POLICE OFFICERS TO BE CARRY ING CLAIMING TO IDENTIFY THEM AS JOURNALISTS.

OF THE

"ROUTINE SECURITY WAS IN FORCE AT THE TIME FULL SECURITY APPROPRIATE FOR THE VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF IMPLEMENTED AS SCHEDULED LATER IN THE DAY, WELL IN ROYAL PARTY'S ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG.

THE

DOCUMENTS

INCIDENT.

WALES WAS ADVANCE OF THE

THEY

HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT

THIS INCIDENT IN NO WAY

"THE GOVERNOR AND MRS PATTEN INTEND TO LIVE AS OPEN A LIFE AS POSSIBLE. CHANGES THEIR DESIRE AND INTENTION TO DO SO.

"THE GOVERNOR AND THE GOVERNMENT ARE COMMITTED TO UPHOLDING THE ABOVE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT JOURNALISTS ARE THE LAW. THE MATTER IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE POLICE.

POLICE FORCE TO BE STRENGTHENED: CS

FORCE

THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO THE TO STRENGTHEN ITS CRIME FIGHTING CAPABILITY, SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

POLICE THE CHIEF

ADDRESSING THE 1994 FIGHT CRIME CONFERENCE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, MRS CHAN SAID SHE WAS PLEASED THAT CRIME SITUATION IN HONG KONG HAD BEEN CONTAINED AND THAT HONG KONG REMAINED ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN THE WORLD.

ON THE STRENGTH OF THE POLICE FORCE, SHE SAID THE NUMBER OF BEAT PATROL POLICE CONSTABLES WOULD BE INCREASED BY 400.

"FORTY-FIVE ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE RECENTLY RE-ORGANISED CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE BUREAU AND ORGANISED CRIME AND TRIAD BUREAU."

THE NARCOTICS BUREAU WILL BE PROVIDED WITH 38 ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS TO STRENGTHEN ITS SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITY.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID SHE WAS GLAD THAT THE RECENTLY ENACTED 'ORGANISED AND SERIOUS CRIMES BILL WOULD GREATLY IMPROVE THE GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR ORGANISED AND SERIOUS CRIMES.

/THE POLICE ....