With the arrangement made by Police College, a delegation comprising two Senior Inspectors, two Sergeants and six Police Constables and led by Chief Inspector Yau Nai-keung, visited the Sussex Police Force in the United Kingdom between September 9 and 16.

The primary study theme of the visit was Community Policing, which has been one of the Strategic Directions of the Force since 2008. During the visit, Sussex Police officers introduced their endeavours to engage the community as well as strategies and initiatives to handle the ethnic minorities. They also briefed the delegation on the roles of the Police Community Support Officers (PCSO), which offers advice and support to the community.

The delegation began its visit with a meeting with the Chief Constable, Mr Martin Richards, and his Chief Officer Team. Both parties discussed the policing work and challenges of their forces. The delegation also had a discussion with the deputy manager of the Non-emergency Contact Centre on reporting of incidents.

Sussex police officers also gave briefings on the legislation and policy of installing CCTV in public places and showed how they streamlined their work with technology.  On the visit to Gatwick Airport, the second busiest airport in the UK, the delegation was impressed by a demonstration of counter-terrorism exercises.

Sussex is a county in South East England, having a population of 1.6 million. Sussex Police Force has about 3,000 police officers and over 2,200 civilian staff members.  "Talk to me, I can help" is their slogan to underscore their commitment to engaging the community and their confidence in their job.