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FM HONG KONG
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OF 060343Z MARCH 93
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INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG
RETURN OF STOLEN CARS
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THE GUANGDONG PUBLIC SECURITY AUTHORITIES RETURNED EIGHT CARS TWO BMWS AND SIX MERCEDES BENZ TO HONG KONG YESTERDAY. THE CARS WERE STOLEN BETWEEN LAST MAY AND JANUARY THIS YEAR. MEANWHILE THE NUMBER OF CAR THEFTS HAS DROPPED FROM MORE THAN 300 IN JANUARY TO ABOUT 120 IN FEBRUARY. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS IS A RESULT OF AN INCREASE IN ANTI-SMUGGLING OPERATIONS WHICH RESULTED IN THE ARREST OF 25 PEOPLE IN CONNECTION WITH CAR THEFTS LAST MONTH. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY, AND PRESS FOR MORE STOLEN CARS TO BE RETURNED.
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