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, my study will exa mine whether the environment of Tuen Mun's new town provides insufficient "natur al guardianship" compared to Kowloon City which leads to a high delinquency rate . Another major work on environmental criminology by Pat and Paul Brantingham (199 0) further developed the concept of CPTED. The Brantinghams' suggested that "rou tine activity" such as the way the potential offenders live, work or go to schoo l, and engage in leisure could influence the offenders to search for crime targe ts. For example, places near McDonald's restaurants and 7-eleven stores where yo uths like to gather after school may suffer more property crime than other place s. Hence, the Brantinghams' suggested that schools should be kept away from shop ping malls and convenience-stores so youths do not congregate at these places af ter school or at lunch time. Such a change of space or place could reduce some d elinquency such as shoplifting. My research following the Brantinghams' suggesti on will examine and compare what sorts of places and why they are prone to high juvenile crime in Tuen Mun. (IV) Methodology In order to test the hypothesis of the study and examine the main questions rais ed, the following methodology will be employed. Participant Observation Participant observation with a group of juvenile delinquents or marginal youths in Tuen Mun will be carried out. The aim is to collect more qualitative informat ion about their life style and behaviour. Through cautious participation and obs ervation of the juvenile delinquents' daily and routine activities, I hope to fi nd out how their delinquent patterns have been influenced by environmental facto rs. I propose to associate myself with Tuen Mun's juvenile delinquents through t he help of the district outreaching social work team. I will ask them to introdu ce me to their clients and rely on a "snowball effect" to approach more subjects . This means making friends with one or more clients and then asking him/her to introduce their friends to me. Individual Interviews Individual interviews by a way of structured questionnaire will also be used to collect information about the juvenile delinquents' perception of the environmen t. The interview is especially important for examining questions like "What kind of environment could encourage juveniles to make the rational choice' to commit delinquency?". I will also attempt to interview police officers and security gu ards about the effectiveness of both natural and official "guardianship" in thes e communities. Community Observation To collect information about the physical features of Tuen Mun, Tseung Kwan O an d Kowloon City, systematic observations will be carried out. Through several com munity surveys of the physical settings, I will measure the prevalence or absenc e of environmental features suggested by CPTED as significant to crime control. By comparing the physical environment of the three studied areas the different e nvironmental influences on the opportunity for juvenile delinquency can be gauge d. Analysis of Official/Unofficial Statistic In order to gain a fuller picture of the situation of juvenile delinquency in Tu en Mun, Tseung Kwan O and Kowloon City, a comprehensive analysis of the official statistics will also be undertaken. Besides official data, other sources of sta tistical data produced by agencies such as District Social Se