With an aim to strengthening the professional ability of officers in investigating money laundering cases, the Commercial Crime Bureau invited officers of the Department of Justice (DoJ) to give a talk on "Effective Preparation and Prosecution of Money Laundering Cases" at the Police Headquarters on April 14. Over 300 detectives at District, Regional and Headquarters levels attended the talk.

Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecution Ms Maggie Yang illustrated the evidential threshold for prosecution of money laundering offences, followed by Senior Public Prosecutor Mr Anthony Chau who explained the legislation on money laundering. Mr Chau also explained the common features of money laundering activities, gave examples of fund flow analysis, elaborated the prosecution strategies and talked about important aspects in the course of investigation. Afterwards, Senior Public Prosecutor Mr William Siu shared the key points about fund flow analysis through case studies.

The participants benefited a lot from the talk, which helped to boost their confidence in investigating this type of cases.