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Secretary for Security:

Sir, I think that again takes me rather

further away from the statistics I have got and that I can

provide at the moment, but if I can get the information from the City

and New Territories Administration, I will certainly let my hon.

Friend have an answer in writing.

answer in writing. (dez tanix I)

Mr. POON CHI-FAI (in Cantonese):

Sir, residents in new towns

have often lodged complaints that in newly established public

housing estates, there are always young people grouping together

and loitering around and disturbing the residents within the

estates and finally these young people

Can the Government inform the Council whether

become criminals.

it

is

aware of such a situation and what

measures have been considered to improve the situation?

Secretary for Security:

Yes, Sir, we are acutely conscious

that this, in fact, is what is going on. The police are

social workers

careful in their patrols of housing estates;

also are well aware of the importance of looking after these'

young children;

the Housing Authority and

the Housing

also Department! are well aware of the problem and they are doing

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everything they possibly can to keep this sort of activity

down to a minimum.