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haunts. The operation lasted only six hours but 14,000 were

checked. One hundred and twelve people were arrested and 25

persons were charged with offences ranging from robbery to

burglary, arson and narcotic offences.

Of course the Police are the Government's tactical arm

in this fight. I am sure the Council will appreciate the efforts

which go into this difficult area of their work.

At a strategic level the Fight Crime Committee is

responsible for co-ordinating the efforts of the police and the

Government's other departments. I recall that two weeks ago, in

your address at the opening of this Council, you said, Sir, that

you had asked the Fight Crime Committee to give a high priority

to this task.

The Fight Crime Committee has established a Working

Group on Gangs, chaired by the Secretary for Security, to

identify areas of activity by triads and gangs, to determine an

overall strategy and to co-ordinate the implementation of this

strategy.

The Working Group includes a member of this Council, De

HO Kam-fai and a member of a District Fight Crime Committee.

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