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Commissioner Lo Wai-chung officiated at the Senior Police Call (SPC) 2nd Anniversary cum "Wing Lung Bank•Senior Police Call Needle and Thread, Love is Spread" at the Police Sports and Recreation Club on February 5. In the event, a total of 333 SPC members together sewed badges on scarves, setting a record of "Most people sewing simultaneously" in the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDSTM.
Other guests included Deputy Commissioner (Operations) Wong Chi-hung, Deputy Commissioner (Management) Chau Kwok-leung, the Chairman of the SPC Central Advisory Board, Mr Yu Tat-chung, Wing Lung Bank Assistant General Manager and Head of Retail Banking, Mr Chung Siu-kuen, and Wing Lung Bank Head of Corporate Communications, Ms Lee Mei-lee.
Speaking before some 500 SPC members and guests, Mr Lo thanked SPC members for setting a new record of "Most people sewing simultaneously", enabling the SPC to gain a place in the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDSTM. He also expressed gratitude to Wing Lung Bank and SPC Central Advisory Board for supporting a meaningful event. The scarves produced will be distributed to the under-privileged in Hong Kong and the Mainland.
At the ceremony, Mr Lo also appointed members to the second term of the SPC Central Advisory Board. Comprising academics, professionals, Road Safety Council members, Fight Crime Committee members and community leaders, the board provides professional and strategic advice on the long-term development of the SPC scheme.
For the development of the scheme, two new initiatives - SPC Captains and SPC Honorary President - were taken last December and January this year respectively. For the SPC Honorary President, community leaders will be invited for strengthening the SPC network in police districts. Under the SPC Captains, 330 SPC members have been appointed SPC Captains to act as a link between SPC members and the Force for enhancing two-way communication, and assist in organising SPC activities.
The SPC scheme was established in February 2014 for promoting crime prevention, crime fighting, home security and road safety to the elderly. By January this year, it has more than 5 500 members.
