As the Honorary Research Fellowship Scheme (HRFS) of the Force has borne fruitful results in optimising police work, all the six Honorary Senior Research Fellows and Honorary Research Fellows of the scheme have been re-appointed for two years. Director of Police College Lau Chi-wai presented certificates of appointment to the scholars and signed new individual Memorandum of Understanding with them on October 10, setting directions for future research collaboration.

Re-appointed as Honorary Senior Research Fellows are Professor Yip Siu-fai and Professor Karen Laidler, both of The University of Hong Kong. Dr Au Wing-tung and Dr Zhong Hua of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Dr Cheng Shu-kei of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Dr Wong Wai-ching of The University of Hong Kong have been re-appointed as Honorary Research Fellows.

Since the inception of the scheme by the Police College in April 2015, the six local scholars had completed seven studies on different policing areas and produced nine academic reports that helped the Force to refine relevant policing practices.

On the other hand, seven officers have joined the Knowledge Management (KM) family as Knowledge Associates from October 10. This is a new initiative in a bid to identify and appoint Force members with substantial experience and expert knowledge in specific areas of policing. They are mainly responsible for giving advice on Force training and development, transferring their expertise via KM and training activities as well as providing assistance in research projects.

Newly appointed Knowledge Associates and their respective domain are Dr Wong Kwong-hing (operational psychology), Mr Martin Cadman (operational planning and traffic management), Dr Lau Kam-lun (organisational psychology), Dr Law Yuet-wing (technology crime), Mr Yip Kai-hung (learning technologies), Mr Lok Wai-lurk (accreditations and articulations) and Mr Swalikh Mohammed (diversity policing).

With the continued implementation of the HRFS and the appointment of Knowledge Associates, the Police College showed its commitment to enhance the Force's research capability and embed KM as part of the organisational learning culture.