Su made the remarks while attending a meeting of city and county police chiefs organized by the National Police Administration to coordinate law enforcement strategies and map out effective crime-fighting measures.

The premier took the opportunity to clarify the motivation behind his earlier pledge that he would resign and quit politics for good if the domestic crime rate does not drop within six months.

"The vow was by no means a gimmick for political grandstanding as critics have claimed, " Su said. "I have put my political career on the line to underscore my wholehearted support for all police personnel, including rank-and-file policemen, in their law enforcement operations or crime-fighting campaigns."

Noting that crime situations vary in different parts of Taiwan, Su said city and county police departments should come up with different strategies and tactics to maintain law and order and stamp out crime.

"Given the different actual crime situations, the 'medicine' and the 'dose of the medicine' needed for each city and county tend to be different. It's my hope that city and county police chiefs can play a leading role in the crime-fighting campaign in local communities," Su said, adding that the central government will throw its full support behind their operations.

Stressing that the new round of crime-fighting is aimed at cracking down on crimes that local people desperately want to be rid of, Su said each city and county police department should work out its priorities based on the unique crime situation it faces.

In addition to emphasizing the importance of information gathering, Su reminded all police staff of the importance of teamwork and organizational force in the crime-fighting campaign. He also urged local police chiefs to lend full support to frontline law enforcers to upgrade their morale and operational efficiency.

At Sunday's meeting, the NPA unveiled major working guidelines, including quickly resolving serious criminal cases, actively pursuing most-wanted fugitives, cracking down on organized crime, bringing to justice the masterminds of underworld rings that use violent means against debtors, forming special task forces to bust fraud rings and theft rings.

The NPA also directed city and county police departments to give priority to clamping down on gun smuggling and drug trafficking rack as well as using advance technologies to stamp out criminal activities via the Internet.

Meanwhile, the NPA said intensive efforts should be made to ensure campus security, wipe out illegal sex trade in residential communities, better protect personal safety of women and young children and adopt precautionary measures to prevent bank robbery.

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