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(b)

(c)

(d)

Mr President,

(a)

(b)

how the authorities concerned handle cases of students involved in triad activities; and what measures are in place to curb the infiltration of triad elements into schools;

of the numbers of cases in which students were prosecuted and convicted respectively for criminal offences (other than involvement in triad activities) in each district in the past three years, together with a breakdown of such cases by category of offence, number of students/schools involved; and

how the authorities concerned handle cases of students committing the offences mentioned in (c) above; and what measures are in place to enhance the cooperation with schools in preventing commission of crimes by students?

We do not keep separate statistics on the number of students and schools involved in triad activities. We keep statistics on offenders for involvement in "unlawful society offences". Under the current education system, it can be assumed that most offenders aged 7 to 16 are students. The total number of offenders in this age bracket prosecuted and convicted for "unlawful society offences" were 79 in 1994, 69 in 1995, and 32 in the first half of 1996 (statistics on the second half of 1996 are not yet available). A detailed breakdown on various types of "unlawful society offences" in each Police district for 1994-1996 (up to June) (Annex A).

The Govemment accords high priority in the fight against triad influence in schools by adopting the following measures -

Prevention

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(ii)

The Police School Liaison Officer in each district visits schools regularly to liaise with Discipline Masters and delivers lectures to students on general law and order issues including triad influence;

The Police Anti-Triad School Support Team in each district visits schools regularly to disseminate anti-triad messages. They also visit places frequented by students to deter them from being recruited by triads and formulate strategies to combat triads;

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