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Kung Sheung Evening News (14.11.74) hoped that, with the intensifying of drug fighting, the "big heads" could all be eliminated.
Kung Sheung Daily News observed that in spite of the numerous raids, the drug problem is still very serious.
The paper attributed the cause to the authorities' policy under which they merely place emphasis on raids and stop-and-search operations, but never try to cradicate the centralized organisation of the drug rackets and arrest the big hoads.
It urged the authorities to direct their attention towards the eradication of the centralized organisation in future.
"Coupled with heavier penalties, this will make a fatal attack on drug racketeers," it stressed.
Hong Kong Evening News (communist) analysed that fighting drugs can help to improve social order in Hong Kong.
It believed that one-third of crime reported in Hong Kong is committed by drug addicts.
"We hope that under the supervision of I.C.A.C., the authorities could take firm and widespread action against drug racketeers," it advocated. (Kung Sheung: Evening News (16.11.74) and the communist Tin Fung Yat Po (16.11.74) held a similar view).
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Ming Pao urged the Police to smash the drug dens in the Kowloon "Walled"
The communist Hong Kong Commercial Daily (17.11.74) contended that the arrests indicated that the authorities had not been carrying out their duties adequately in fighting drugs.
"Although a large drug racket had been broken, there was never a shortage of drugs in the market," it said.
In a separate editorial (19.11.74), the same paper pointed out
that in spite of the soaring price of drugs, drug dens are still receiving normal supplies.
The paper thought that the operators are backed by some 'powerful' elements.
Both editorials of Hong Kong Commercial Daily urged the authorities to adopt positive measures to fight drugs and arrest the "big heads".
Road Safety Campaign
A Road Safety Campaign was launched on November 17 in an effort to reduce the number of fatal accidents. The themes of this road safety programme are "Think when you cross" and "Think when you drive."
The Chinese press reacted with six editorials on the subject.
Wah Kiu Man Po (17.11.74) noted that the theme of this year's road safety campaign is better than that of last year as care on the part of both pedestrians and motorists is equally emphasized.
"If pedestrians would 'think when they cross' and motorists would 'think when they drive', traffic accidents could be avoided," the paper said.
"By aiming at both pedestrians and motorists, this year's road safety campaign should achieve more fruitful results," it concluded.
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