The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam, and the Secretary for Security, Mr Lai Tung-kwok, accompanied by Commissioner Tsang Wai-hung, visited the Junior Police Call (JPC) 40th Anniversary Fight Crime Summer Camp at Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village on August 13. Officiating at a launching ceremony, they urged JPC members to help Police combat crime and promote anti-drug messages.
About 800 JPC members took part in the camp from August 12 to 15. To mark the 40th anniversary of the JPC scheme, 400 guests and JPC members held placards up to form a large picture with "anti-drug, anti-crime" in Chinese characters and "40" in numerical form at the ceremony to symbolise that JPC has been committed to fighting crime since its establishment.
Mr Lai pointed out that apart from official website, the Force had also launched Mobile Application, YouTube channel and Facebook page to spread anti-crime and anti-drug messages. He noted that although serious crimes committed by young people were decreasing, JPC members had to continue to fight crime.
Mr Lai appointed two former JPC members, Ms Lo Man-yee and Mr Wong Ho-yin, as JPC 40th Anniversary Ambassadors to promote anti-drug and anti-crime messages. Both Ms Lo and Mr Wong took the opportunity to share their experiences of being JPC members with the campers.
Following the ceremony, the officiating guests toured the camp and watched JPC members participating in various activities, including planting, two-way radio, handicraft and cupcake baking.
They also visited exhibitions of the winning entries to the 40th Anniversary Facebook Photo Shooting Competition as well as the "Footprints of the Old Days", depicting the developments of JPC throughout the years.
The annual summer camp aims at enhancing JPC members' awareness of crimes and drug abuse and promoting positive values through various activities.
Mrs Lam, Mr Lai (second from right), Mr Tsang (left), and Police Public Relations Branch Chief Superintendent Steve Hui officiate at the launching ceremony
