New Territories North (NTN) Region has held a series of financial investigation workshops to enhance NTN officers' capability to investigate and confiscate crime proceeds.

 

NTN Senior Superintendent (Crime) Chan Lok-wing officiated at the opening of the first workshop at NTN Regional Headquarters on February 13 for 60 officers from Crime NTN, Border District and Tai Po District. 

 

Guest speakers, Chief Inspector Hung Ngan and Senior Inspector Ho Yui-kuen from Financial Investigation Division of Narcotics Bureau, briefed the officers on the relevant laws and court judgment in money laundering cases and shared their investigation experiences. Following the briefings, Chief Inspector Pau Siu-ming from NTN Regional Crime Unit discussed investigation of money laundering cases arising from email scams outside Hong Kong and updated the participants on NTN's latest capability-building strategies on financial investigation, including formation of a designated financial investigation team at regional level and offer of investigation support to frontline crime officers. 

 

The workshop also saw a wide-ranging discussion between the audience and guest speakers. In view of this favourable response, two more workshops will be held for officers from Tuen Mun District and Yuen Long District later this month.