practices of the Police relate to the classification of offences under the Theft Ordinance, which was enacted in 1970, and do not affect the figures sent to us by Hong Kong.
The murder figures expressed as the "murder
rate" per million are as follows:
1960/65
8.5
1968
13.1
1969
14.2
1970
17.9
1971
24.2
1972
27.9
1973
26.9 (rate per annum as at
end of October, 1973 when
the figure was 94).
Although earlier correspondence has been sent to all members of DOPC. I do not think that this letter need be circulated to them, and I am therefore not copying it all round.
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CONFIDENTIAL
H. Grattan
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