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Events included: basketball, badminton, table tennis, slow and quick shooting, and volleyball. Although both sides seemed evenly matched, the mainland cops shone in the team events. Highlights included an action-packed table tennis event that saw both the Guangdong men's and ladies' teams convincingly beat their Hong Kong ping pong pals. While tables turned on the badminton courts with Chan Chiu-nup and Tong Yee-man taking the mixed doubles title, and the Hong Kong mixed team defeating their mainland rivals. Volleyball saw Guangdong police trammel Hong Kong three matches to one, while in basketball the Guangdong police managed to squeak by a 69 to 60 victory over their HKSAR comrades. Team shooting also saw Guangdong defeat Hong Kong 4313 to 4125. The closing ceremony and dinner was hosted by officials from the Shantou City Government at Long Wu Guest House, followed the next day by a memorable sightseeing tour in Chaoshen organised by the Chaozhou City PSB. The great hospitality shown the Hong Kong Police athletes and officials by their Guangdong Police counterparts will never be forgotten. Guangdong Police officials attending included Chen Shao-ji, Director, Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department; Zhu Sui-sheng, Director, Administration and Management Division, Guangdong PSB; Shu Wei-hou, Chairman, Frontline Sports Association, Guangdong PSB; Li Guang-hong, President, Shantou PSB; and Yang Jian-ying, Deputy, Guangdong Provincial Armed Police. While their Hong Kong Police counterparts included Commissioner of Police, Eddie Hui Ki-on; Deputy Commissioner of Police, Management, Tsang Yam-pui; Director of Management Services, Ching Kwok-hoo; Director of Crime and Security, Lau Yuk-kuen; and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Training, Chau Foo-cheong. |
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Following Hong Kong's change of sovereignty, it was the first time delegates from the Hong Kong Police Force attended the conference as a sub-bureau of NCB (National Central Bureau) China. |
 Delegates of the sub-bureau of NCB China flank Zhu Entao, Assistant Minister of Public Security and Chief Representative of Interpol China | |
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The China delegation was led by Zhu Entao, Assistant Minister of Public Security and Chief Representative of Interpol NCB China. Other members in the delegation included Zhang Jing, Deputy Director General of Interpol NCB China; Yu Chengping, Division Chief of CID, Ministry of Public Security; Cui Yanzhi, Technical Adviser of Interpol NCB China; Hu Xiaomin, Assistant Consultant of Interpol NCB China; Yu Chengtao, Consultant of Interpol NCB China; Wang Donghai, Consultant of Interpol NCB China; Hu Binchen, Secretary to the Assistant Minister of Public Security; and Wu Jihong, First Secretary of the International Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. Addressing the General Assembly's opening session, Indian Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral said: "Ours is an era marked by globalisation in every sphere of human activity. This unfortunately carries within its fold the phenomenon of globalisation of crime as well. As nations come closer and the barriers between them crumble, newer opportunities for international crime emerge. "Criminal conspiracies are hatched across continents using high-tech telecommunication facilities. With liberalised immigration procedures to facilitate international travel, criminals too cross borders conveniently and seek refuge in safer havens. Movement of drugs, arms, stolen works of art and ill-gotten money has virtually the same state of the art infrastructural support as commodities connected with trade and commerce. Such crimes place substantial legal and jurisdictional hurdles before the police as there is no uniformity in the laws of the countries. "These crimes and the complex problems being faced in tackling them are a cause of great concern. The only organisation which addresses these concerns on a global level is Interpol." The Indian Prime Minister urged those in attendance to press for an universal extradition treaty to prevent local criminals from finding (and continuing to operate and move freely) in safe havens outside of the country in which they committed their crimes. He also emphasised the vital need for progress with computerisation and the need to deal at the highest level with the laundering of money linked to corruption in order to establish an internationally accepted code of good conduct. "During the five-day deliberations, there were about 500 representatives from more than 100 countries," said SSP Fung. "Discussions centred around burning issues of present-day policing such as the rapid growth of international crimes like terrorism, illegal manufacturing and use of firearms, arms and drug smuggling, money laundering, sexual abuse of young children, computer crime, illegal sale of flora, fauna and artefacts of national heritage. The problem of fraudulent travel documents was also highlighted and resolutions made." To combat counterfeit payment cards (cards that allow department stores, for example, to directly debit one's personal bank account to pay for an item), the international police delegates resolved to set up a universal classification system and database as part of the future Interpol Criminal Information System, as well as establishing an international central reference point and central reference library for counterfeit payment cards. "With regard to money laundering, member countries resolved to consider adopting laws that give law enforcement officers power to combat crime both domestically and internationally - as well as enhancing international police co-operation during investigations, and simplifying procedures for the production of relevant documents," explained SSP Fung. "Concerning the manufacture, use and control of firearms, Interpol member countries also recommended that all firearms produced in any country include each firearm's unique serial number, and be sufficiently identifiable by permanent markings indicating the manufacturer's name, the model name or number, calibre, and the country of origin." | ||
