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world for over 25 years and the largest ever in the Far East. Members of the Syndicate were successfully prosecuted and imprisoned.

(b) "The Forged Driving Licences Case', in which a syndicate involved in the forgery of driving licence entries was successfully smashed and prosecuted.

(c) The seizure of several large quantities of pep-pills, in various parts of the Colony as the result of protracted enquiries followed up by raids, and

(d) The successful investigation into a ring supplying forged docu- ments to Chinese immigrants for the purpose of obtaining Hong Kong Identity Cards. The ring was successfully prosecuted and those involved imprisoned.

133. The following table shows a break-down of the offences investigated by the office for the past two years:

Immigration

Education

Medical

Registration of Persons

Registrar General

Gambling

Tin Sin Kuk (A swindle)

Vice

Miscellaneous

Total

***

1967-68

1968-69

18

8

46

33

36

152

16

54

75

438

2 = 28 52992 | 6 ||

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PREVENTION OF CRIME OFFICE

134. This office consists of the Criminal Records Office, Interpol Sub-Bureau, Deportation and Supervision Section, Vetting Section and the Disposal of Dangerous Drugs Unit.

Criminal Records Office

135. This office is divided into five subsections, Criminal Records, Fingerprint Records, Scene of Crime, Photographic and Document Examination.

(a) Criminal Records

This subsection works in close co-operation with the Finger- print Records Section and is responsible for the collation and recording of information on criminals, suspected persons and

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