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CHAPTER 1INTRODUCTIONBACKGROUND1.1 In March 1973, the Government set up the Fight Violent CrimeCommittee to tackle the problem of the rising trend of crime since the early1970s. The Committee was chaired by the then Secretary for Home Affairsand comprised only official members. Its terms of reference were to plan,organise and co-ordinate Government and public efforts to assist the Police tocombat violent crime. In 1975, the Fight Violent Crime Committee wasrenamed the Fight Crime Committee (FCC) with its membership expanded toinclude non-official members.1.2 In May 1983, the FCC was reconstituted with the then ChiefSecretary as its new Chairman. It was tasked to draw up plans to reduce crime,to co-ordinate efforts in fighting crime, to monitor the results and to reportprogress to the then Governor. The reconstituted Committee submitted its firstreport to the then Governor in December 1983.1.3 This is the twenty-fourth report of the Committee, and it details thework undertaken by the Committee for the calendar year 2004.FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AND ITS SUB-COMMITTEES1.4 The FCC consists of 16 members: eight are members of the publicappointed by the Chief Secretary for Administration and eight are heads ofrelevant government policy bureaux and departments. The Committee’s termsof reference and membership list are at Appendix I(a) & 1(b). There are twosub-committees under the FCC -• Standing Committee on Young Offenders• Publicity Sub-CommitteeDetails of terms of reference and the membership list of the sub-committees areat Appendix II(a) & II(b).MAJOR ISSUES CONSIDERED1.5 In 2004, the FCC held a total of five meetings. Apart fromexamining the overall crime situation as well as that of commercial crimes,91