Speech - Crime Prevention

Good morning to the principal, teachers and students of Tsun Jin High Schools. I am Chief inspector Lai of Pudu district. I have been invited by your school today to talk about the crimes that are committed by youths and ways to overcome the rising crime rate. Has anyone of you been inflicted by any forms of crime?
Has your family been the victim of crime? I believe that some of you may be encountered crime first hand or even heard about it from someone you know. Therefore, we can see that the crime rate in recent days has increased tremendously and unfortunately some of them involve youth the same age as you are. It is an alarming issue hence it is time for us to scrutinize upon the issue and figure out ways to tackle it.
Currently, statistics show that youth involve in crime like vandalism, fights, illegal racing, extortion, thief and so on. They are against the law so if anyone gets caught, he or she will be apprehended and prosecuted in the court of law. If they are found to be guilty, youth may be sent to juvenile correction center. Certainly, no one wants to be sent a juvenile correction center, will you?
In order to overcome this issue, parents play important role to prevent youth from being involved in crimes. Parent should keep a close eye on thief children and make sure behave themselves. They must be aware of the type of company that their children are involved with. Only then, parents can help to prevent thief children from going astray.
Besides that, schools are also just as responsible in curbing the problem of crime among youth. Discipline, counseling and education can help guide the youth on the right path instead of learning towards negative behavior. Teachers should also keep a close eye on student in case their deviate from their normal realize.
As a conclusion, we are all responsible in the crime fighting effort to prevent and cut down the rate of crime involving youth. We must know that youth are the future leaders of the country so you should all stay away from crime and focus on your study. Remember, the nation depends on you.
Thank you.

Speech - Safety for Students

Greetings to the principal of SMK Datok Lokman, Puan Hajah Norrizan binti Bahari, teachers and my fellow friends. As the president, I am here on behalf of the Crime Prevention Club to give a speech entitled ‘Safety for Students’.

As a student, we need to be cautious and beware of our surrounding that we can maintain our safety. Nowadays, many crime cases are overlooked because we think they do not concern us. The truth of the matter is we cannot ignore the crime cases that is happening around us because the more we ignore, the more serious it will become. So the key question to ask is, how do we deal with crime and learn to protect ourselves?

First of all, prevention is better than cure. When we have to travel, we must always travel in pairs or in groups. That way, we will not become an easy target for the criminals. If anything has happen, at least one member of the group may have chance to escape and call for help.
Besides that, we should never take short cuts when we go to school or return home. Usually short cuts are located at remote areas where there are very few people. If someone chooses to attack you in such place, you will less likely to escape safety. Therefore, we should stay away from such area at all time.

Not only that, we must keep in mind that we should never accept anything from strangers. If we do not know these people, why in the world would they give anything to us? Their intention are questionable so we cannot trust them at all. Otherwise, we may fall into their traps and become victims of crime.

At night, if we happen to walk alone in the streets and we realize that someone is following us, we must remember one important thing: keep walking if a strange vehicle or individual approaches you. Do not let them know that you are aware of their presence. Then, make sure you head over to a crowded place which will be safer. Perhaps that will be best time to call for help.

In addition to this, if you see a suspicious character hanging around the school or its entrance, please inform your teacher. Teachers are responsible for your safety in the school compound. So they will take necessary steps to deal with the suspicious by informing the authority.

Last but not least, one must remember not to play or stand in the street while waiting for your transport home. Criminals will target you on the street with the intention of kidnapping or robbing you so you should not give them the chance to harm you.

As a conclusion, we must pay attention to our surroundings at all time. Stay alert and you will never fall as the victims of crime. Do not forget pass this message and useful tips to your friends and family so they get protected too.

Thank you.

Helping the Poor

Good morning to our beloved teacher and fellow friends. It is an honour for me to be here and the topic that I would like to share with you today is entitled: “Helping the Poor”.

Sometimes it is easy for us to forget how lucky we are with our family always by our side, making sure that we live a comfortable life and getting formal education. We often take things for granted because we do not have to worry about basic necessity unlike many people who are not as fortunate as we are. Many people, for example, the community living in Kampong Tupai who is living below the poverty line, have to go through their daily lives from hand to mouth. Since Kampong Tupai is a typical rural area, there are very little job opportunities for the community there. Those who are lucky enough to secure a job will still have to work on a minimum wage as they make ends meet. In fact, majority of the residents of Kampong Tupai cannot even afford to seek medical treatment. Worst yet, most of them have to live in a deplorable and unhygienic condition because they are unable to improve their standard of living.

We should be aware that there are many more places around the country like Kampong Tupai, where people do not have much to defend themselves from the problems of poverty. They desperately need our help and assistance but you may wonder: what can you do to help the poor? The answer is simple. You may start a local charity drive in our school or even local residential area. Get people to gather various forms of aid such as groceries, medicine as well as cash aid.

Besides that, schools can definitely help by having welfare and service clubs that are like any other co-curricular activities. The only difference is that such student bodies will focus on community service and get the whole school to be involved in helping the needy people. Furthermore, students can be encouraged to participate in school organised trips to visit local orphanages and old people’s home. Through such noble effort, students can become more understanding and giving in charity work.

All in all, in line with the effort of creating a caring society, we should all be involved in social work and serve the community voluntarily. By helping others, we do not only bring happiness to strangers but we are also sowing the seed of love in the lives of those who are living in hopelessness and sorrow.