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Members of the public especially youngsters should watch out for crimes including street deceptions and scams involving modelling agencies, said the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Donald Tsang, today (August 21) during a visit to the Junior Police Call (JPC) Fight Crime Summer Camp.
Mr Tsang said: "In addition to Police initiatives, full support and active involvement from different sectors of the community are essential in tackling the problem."
Accompanied by the Commissioner of Police, Mr Tsang Yam-pui, Mr Tsang took part in the fight crime fun games, posed for a group picture with hundreds of JPC members and looked at the winning entries of "The Correct Use of 999 Emergency Call" poster design competition.
The poster design competition, which was held in June and received over 2600 entries, aimed at educating the public in particular young people on the correct use of emergency calls.
The annual JPC summer camp at Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in Ma On Shan was organised by the Police with sponsorship and support from the Summer Youth Programme Committee and other organisations. It aimed at providing wholesome activities for JPC members during the summer vacation.
This year, the camp adopted the theme of "Join us to fight crime -- with emphasis on street deception, employment and modelling agency scams."
Messages on fight crime were effectively disseminated to campers through a wide variety of activities including film shows, seminars, fun games and various sports activities.
Running from August 19 to 22, the JPC fight crime summer camp was attended by nearly 1 500 JPC members.
Police Report No.4
Issued by PPRB
End/1745 hrs, Thursday, August 21, 2003 (KW/LC)
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