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D. LAW AND ORDER

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Some recent

criminal

cases have

shocked us all.

They are а reminder that we cannot take for granted Hong

Kong's record as one of the world's safest and most

law-abiding

Nevertheless it is still the

urban communities.

case that Our crime rates, in relation to the size of the

remain significantly below those of major cities

population,

in the West.

region.

They compare favourably to those in our own

And the general level of reported crime per

population has actually declined over the

thousand of the

past decade.

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for complacency.

These generally healthy statistics are not a cause

They describe a state of affairs we must

now fight hard

to

maintain.

There has been a recent

That cannot be tolerated.

In

increase in violent crime.

particular, we must take firm and effective action against

criminals who use firearms and against any revival of triad

In the months ahead, we will make increased

prevent the illegal importation of firearms.

activities.

efforts

to

We

have had good co-operation from the authorities in Guangdong

in tackling

targeting

this problem.

organised

crime.

At the same time, we will be

Draft

legislation,

aimed

/specifically