TNAG-2625-FCO40-3816-Visit-by-Douglas-Hurd--Secretary-of-State-for-Foreign-and-Co-1992 — Page 124

Serial No

11

Subject

Law and order

DB Chairman who may raise the subject

Mr. Hül Yung-chung, Chairman, Southern District Board.

Background/Line to Take

There is wide spread public concern

over law and order, especially violent armed robberies.

Mr. HU1

will stress the importance of law and order to the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong and the need to secure China's co- operation.

Line to take

Hong Kong Government is very much aware of public conern and have taken concrete measures to tackle the problem by improving liaison with the Chinese authority, strengthening the police presence in the streets, investigative and intelligence work. These seem to be yielding results.