TNAG-1729-FCO40-2442-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 147

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fight crime matters,

Dr. HO ‘Kam-fai expressed concern about the means of

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calculating the allocation of funds for District Fight frime

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There is certainly no squeeze on funds for this

purpose. Funds earmarked for 1988/89 amount to $533,000, an

increase of 20€ over last year's allocation. These funds are

included within the district officers' Services votes, a

flexible arrangement which has worked well in the past.

apportioning funds within their votes for their fight time

вс le committees, the Mistrict officers take full account of the

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social, demographic and geographic characteristics of their

districts, and in particular the level of crime in the .

district. It is always open to these committees to seek

additional sponsorship from the private sector or their

District Boards, and the Information Services Department can

make available special grants of up to $8,000 for Fight Crime

publicity campaigns.

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But although current arrangements are working well,

we are certainly prepared to consider improvements. The

Secretary for District Administration/ has agreed to review

the current allocation procedure and, in consultation with

Finance Branch, to consider whether there would be advantage

in a new separate subhead for the work of District Fight Crime Committees.

Sir, with these comments I support the motion.

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