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Supplementary to Question No. 7

in LegCo Meeting on 8.4.87.

MR. WONG Po-yan : Sir, does the Government have any statistics

concerning the distribution of the locations of such cases?

Are they more in the central or busy areas?

Secretary for Security : Sir, I am sure the police do have statistics by district, and I can certainly let my hon. Friend have them

if these are available.

the

MR.

CHEONG-LEEN

Sir, are the Landmark and Regent Arcade now considered as crime 'black spots' and what particular attention is now being given by the police to encourage shops in these two buildings to improve security arrangements?

Secretary for Security: Yes, Sir, these two premises are classified as high risk premises, and the police are taking the sort of steps

that I have described in the answer to the first question.