The Ambassadors received awards and scholarships from Acting Commissioner Ma Wai-luk and the Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive of Hang Seng Bank, Ms Rose Lee, at a prize presentation ceremony at Police Headquarters on July 17.

 

Commending the winners for their performances in the competition, Mr Ma said they had acquired a better understanding of youth crimes and heightened their awareness of fighting crime, thus contributing to making Hong Kong one of the safest cities in the world.

 

Wishing the 21 Ambassadors a fruitful visit to Australia, Mr Ma called on them to share their experience in fighting crime and participate in cultural exchanges with the local youths.

 

Also speaking at the ceremony, Ms Lee said Hang Seng Bank attached great importance to education and youth development with a view to cultivating a strong sense of social responsibility among young people. The competition promoted positive values among young people and encouraged them to spread anti-crime messages to their friends, she added.

 

Introduced in 1975, the biennial competition has been supported by Hang Seng Bank since 1994. The theme of this year's competition was "Fight Crime Together", conveying the key messages of combating "Youth Drugs", "Theft" and "Violence", and attracting a record of nearly 290 000 participants.

 

The winners of the five categories, namely Primary Group, Junior Group, Senior Group, Post-Secondary Group, and Non-governmental Organisation Group (including youth service groups and uniformed groups receiving subvention from Home Affairs Bureau), have gone through three phases of challenges comprising web game, quiz, report on newspaper article, essay writing, project presentation on youth crimes, aptitude test and interview.