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There were 436
The total number of young offenders (i.e. ages between 16 and 20 years) arrested in October was 647 persons, compared with 706 in September and the monthly average of 704 for the previous 12 months. crimes which were known to have been committed by young persons in October,
Of these, 106 were thefts other than compared with 435 in September.
burglary, 54 unlawful society offences, 31 using an ID card relating to another person cases and 29 woundings and serious assaults.
Vietnamese Refugees/Boat People Arrested
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There were 154 Vietnamese refugees/boat people (VR/VBP) arrested for crime in October, compared with 111 in September and 146 in the same period last year. The total number of crimes involving VR/VBP in October was 138, compared with 127 cases in the previous month and 129 in the
During the month, 30 Vietnamese people corresponding period of last year. were arrested for wounding and serious assault (35 cases) and 19 for possession of dangerous drug for trafficking (12 cases).
Crimes committed
by Vietnamese refugees/boat people in October amounted to 1.8% of the total number of crimes committed in the territory. With Vietnamese forming 0.9% of the total population of Hong Kong this shows 25.5 crimes per 10 000 Vietnamese compared with 13.3 per 10 000 by local residents.
Narcotics
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The anti-narcotics enforcement action in October resulted in total provisional seizures of 38.9 kilograms of opiate drugs and 1 410 kilograms of cannabis. The seizure of cannabis, which resulted from a three-month investigation into a drug trafficking syndicate by the Narcotics Bureau, RHKPF, was the largest single seizure ever made in Hong Kong. evidence that the cannabis seized was destined for local market, increased popularity of this drug in Hong Kong.
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