The Police Community Relations Office of Sau Mau Ping District (SMPDIST), in collaboration with the Kowloon East Regional Road Safety Team, held 11 road safety seminars for the elders between September 22 and November 25 in a bid to safeguard the safety of elderly pedestrians. 

 

Attracting more than 800 elders, the seminars imparted road safety knowledge and taught the audiences how to use road-crossing facilities. Immediately after the seminars, SPC members and District Councillors distributed fliers on major streets and urged pedestrians to make good use of road-crossing facilities to avoid accidents.

 

 

Sha Tin District (STDIST) has recruited 76 new members for the SPC scheme with the close co-operation of local organisations and committees. STDIST held a ceremony in Ma On Shan Police Station on November 5 to welcome the new members, during which Police Community Relations Office officers disseminated information on deception and road safety and advanced SPC members shared their experiences with the new members.

 

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Western District Police Community Relations Office (WDIST PCRO) organised a visit to Cheung Chau Police Station for SPC members on October 18. With the help of officers in the station, the elders got a better idea of the equipment and daily operation of the station and had a glimpse of the police car specially designated for deployment on the island. 

 

On the trip to and back from Cheung Chau, PCRO officers updated the seniors on measures to prevent deception and other crimes. The elders were also informed that preventive measures and other news are available on the Facebook page of WDIST SPC.

 

The elders said the visit would reinforce co-operation with police in fighting crime.

 

 

Wong Tai District (WTSDIST), WTS District Fight Crime Committee (DFCC) and WTS Junior Police Call (JPC) Honorary Presidents' Council jointly hosted the WTS SPC Evening Party 2014 on November 7. 

 

Speaking at the event, District Commander Chau Cho-kei thanked 20 centres for the elderly for joining the SPC scheme and SPC members for actively participating in fight crime publicity activities, disseminating crime prevention messages and promoting police-community co-operation in fighting crime. "Their efforts not only effectively enhance engagement of senior citizens and community integration, but also assist police in fighting crime, helping create a safe community," he added.

 

On hand to support the event were WTS Assistant District Officer, Mr Ling Pak-ki, Chairman of the WTS District Council, Mr Li Tak-hong, President of the WTS DFCC, Mr Wong Kit-lung, and President of the JPC Honorary Presidents' Council, Mr Yeung Chee-tat.

 

 

With the support of Tuen Mun District Fight Crime Committee and the co-operation of New Territories North Regional Crime Prevention Office and Tuen Mun District SPC, Tuen Mun District Police Community Relations Office (TMDIST PCRO) staged a road show on prevention of technology crimes on November 13. 

 

The road show reminded the public to beware of naked chat blackmail, E-auction fraud, E-mail scams as well as deception and sex crimes arising from making friends online. Led by District Commander Iain McNicol, officers and SPC members handed out anti-crime promotion fliers to shops and the public. 

 

During the road show, a mock video of social media deception and a video clip on how to prevent naked chat blackmail, jointly produced by TMDIST PCRO and Office of Service Learning of Lingnan University, were played in Tuen Mun Trend Plaza, Tuen Mun Town Plaza and Tuen Mun Government Offices.