The Complaints Against Police Office (CAPO) held a presentation ceremony on August 4, on which Chief Superintendent of the Complaints and Internal Investigations Branch Cheung Kin-kwong commended 25 officers selected from "No Fault" or "False" cases in a CAPO review as well as five praiseworthy officers identified in the Project Lighthouse II.

The CAPO not only holds responsible for investigating allegations against police officers fairly and impartially, but also protects frontline officers from vexatious and malicious complaints. They found that some members of the public lodged complaints against individual police officers because a number of complainants misunderstood police procedures while some thought that an officer's professionalism fell short of their expectations and some others even defamed an officer with intent.

The CAPO went over 190 complaint cases of which the allegations were classified as "No Fault" or "False" and the CAPO's investigation results had been endorsed by the Independent Police Complaints Council during the period between July 2016 and April 2017. Out of these cases, they selected 18 cases and made arrangements to commend 25 officers concerned, who had indeed performed impartially and professionally, with a view to strengthening the confidence of frontline officers in performing daily work.

Meanwhile, the CAPO spearheaded the Project Lighthouse II and identified two videos and a photograph about the execution of police duties that had been circulated via social media in the first two quarters of this year. They considered that five frontline officers giving commendable performance whilst handling confrontational situations and helping members of the public in the videos and the photograph also deserved compliments.

One of the praiseworthy officers, Inspector Chan Yu-hang, was complained for failing to handle a "Fighting in Public Place" case impartially. He said he was pleased that the CAPO had classified the allegation against him as "No Fault", adding that he felt that justice was manifested.

Senior Police Constable Yu Wai-man and Auxiliary Police Constable Chow Chun-pong who were commended under the Project Lighthouse II said that when handling people who behave in a provocative or violent manner, officers need to control the emotions so as to make sound judgment. Another awardee, Police Constable Lee Ki-fung, saw serving members of the public as part of police duties and felt honoured to have gained public support.