The 22nd Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Tripartite Heads of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Meeting was held in Guangzhou on June 1 with an aim to discussing strategies as well as strengthening co-operation and intelligence exchange in the fight against cross-boundary crime.

Led by Deputy Commissioner (Operations) Wong Chi-hung, representatives of the Force met with the delegations respectively headed by the Director of CID of the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department, Mr Lin Weixiong, and the Commissioner-General of the Macao Unitary Police Service, Mr Ma Io-kun.

The Force delegation comprised Director of Crime and Security Au Chi-kwong and five bureau heads of Crime Wing. The Mainland delegates came from the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department, Shenzhen and Zhuhai Municipal Public Security Bureaux, while the Macao members were from the Unitary Police Service, Judiciary Police and Public Security Police. Also attended the meeting were representatives of the Ministry of Public Security, and the respective Police Liaison Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macao.

The delegates reviewed the achievement of tripartite police co-operation last year and explored the way forward in the coming year. Apart from discussing the challenges encountered in the fight against cross-boundary crime, the delegates also gave their views on cross-boundary crime trend, joint operations, intelligence exchange, training and visits.

Mr Wong expressed gratitude to the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department and the Macao Unitary Police Service for their tremendous support in criminal investigation last year. He stressed that the three jurisdictions should continue to strengthen intelligence exchange in combating cross-boundary crime.