§ Sir P. Bryanasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to what extent the co-operation of the public in Hong Kong has been invited in the fight against crime; and with what effect.
§ Mr. RowlandsMutual aid committees have been formed to improve physical security in multi-storey housing blocks. There are now 2,084 such committees. A Government television club, the Junior Police Call, with more than 150,000 members, encourages young persons to assist in crime prevention. Police community relations officers have been appointed to promote mutual trust and co-operation between the police and the public. These and other measures are designed to increase public co-operation in the fight against crime.
Arrests resulting from action by members of the public account for 9.2 per cent. of the total number of arrests in 1975 as compared to 3.3 per cent. in 1972.