HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL - 20 January 1988
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SECRETARY FOR SECURITY: Sir, I am afraid I have not got with me the detailed statistics showing which of those arrested were first offenders and which were recidivists, but roughly about half of them are dealt with under the Police Superintendent Discretion Scheme. You must remember we are dealing with young kids aged from about seven to 16 and I personally feel very strongly that the Police Superintendent Discretion Scheme is a good and viable scheme for offenders of these young ages.
HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT: I have the names of five more Members who wish to ask supplementaries. I will draw the line at that point.
DR. HO: Thank you, Sir. Among the 9000 juvenile offenders mentioned in paragraph 2, how many offenders are triad related and what has Government done to rehabilitate them?
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY: Again, I am afraid I do not have such detailed statistics with me to be able to tell my hon. Friend here and how many are triad-related. I am sure the statistics are available in the police force and I will let my hon. Friend have an answer in writing. (See Annex II)
DR. TSE (in Cantonese): Sir, does the Government have enough statistics to show that Junior Police Call has a positive effect in helping juvenile criminals and if it is effective, will the Government extend such a scheme to help young people?
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY: Sir, of course we will never know how many kids would have turned to crime if this scheme did not exist, but the police are thoroughly convinced that it is successful and our own estimation and that of the Fight Crime Committee certainly back these conclusions.
MR. LIU (in Cantonese): Sir, can the Government inform the Council of the following. We have youth centres and community centres in new towns. Is the utilisation rate satisfactory?
HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT: Mr. LIU, does that relate to the original question and the answers? I will ask the Secretary for Security to reply in the context of his original answer, otherwise the question would be out of order.
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. (See Annex III)
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
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