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Reply by

Question No. 9

the Hon D G Jeaffreson, CBE, JP, Secretary for Security to a question from the Hon Peter C WONG, CBE, JP in the Legislative Council on Wednesday, 25 March 1987

Question:

Will Government make a short statement on a reported incident on 1 March 1987 in which a group of picknickers were robbed by an armed gang near the Shing Mun Reservoir, and also on the measures taken to maintain law and order and protect picknickers in country parks and surrounding areas?

Reply:

Sir,

The gang also tied up and

The incident which the Hon Member has in mind. occurred in the early hours of 1 March 1987 at the Shek Lei Pui Reservoir in the Kam Sham country park.

A party of five young people were going home after a barbecue. A gang of about 12 young men, some armed with knives, tied them up and robbed them. robbed three other picknickers who happened to be passing by. The culprits then ran off, taking the victims' personal property, valued at $2,760. Thankfully, nobody was injured in this incident. far, the Police have not been able to make any arrests.

So

Responsibility for policing country parks lies

with the Police District in which the parks are located. Patrols are regular and, depending on the terrain, may be by car or motorcycle or on foot. Police dogs and plain clothes officers are also deployed. Any sign that crime is on the increase in a particular area will be met with an increased allocation of Police

resources.