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 CP joins JPOA members in celebrating the Association's 20th anniversary | |
 CP viewing the winning entries in the "Caring Force" photo exhibit |  Police Band entertain guests at JPOA affair |
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Commissioner of Police Eddie Hui Ki-on officiated at the 20th Anniversary celebrations of the Junior Police Officers' Association on 27 October in City Hall. He also presented awards to winners of the photographic competition entitled "Our Caring Force", which was organised by the JPOA to mark their second decade of existence. More than 100 shutterbugs participated in the event and the standard of the entries was very high. Guests were invited to visit the exhibition of winning photographs of the competition in the City Hall gallery during the celebrations. All guests and Force members attending the ceremony were also entertained by the Force Choir, Band, Bagpipers and young ribbon dancers. | |
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 Close co-operation: DSIP Richard Skinner and SSP Tam Tak-wing |
CLOSE co-operation between Hong Kong and Australian police officers resulted in the seizure of nearly 500 fake Australian driving licences and the arrest of two men (one from Hong Kong, the other a resident of Macau) by Australian Police officers on the Gold Coast last month. The case came to light when officers of the Customs and Excise Department at the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal conducted a routine spot check on a courier from an internationally-based delivery company on 17 October. |
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"Among the 57 items posted from Macau found in the courier's possession was a package containing 486 fake 'Queensland State' Australian driving licences. It was subsequently transferred to our Regional Crime Unit for further action," said SSP, Crime, HKI, Tam Tak-wing, adding that a Hong Kong Police senior Inspector went to Australia to assist the investigation and hand over the fake licences to Queensland Police, who arrested the duo when they collected the package from an undercover police officer. Both men were charged with possession of patented property, receiving, and conspiracy to forge and utter false documents. One was also charge with dangerous driving. Neither had previous criminal records in Hong Kong. "This is a good example of the importance of liaison with our counterparts in foreign countries in an effort to combat international crime," said SSP Tam. All 486 of the driving licenses had the same portrait photo of the 18-year-old arrested Hong Kong resident, but with different Chinese names, addresses (in Australia) and personal particulars of their "owners". At this stage the location where the fake licences, whose printing standards and quality are very high, were produced is still unknown. "In assisting Australian Police to arrest these two criminals, the Liaison Bureau (formally Interpol Bureau) of the Hong Kong Police Force and representatives of our Australian counterparts stationed in Hong Kong worked very closely," SSP Tam said. "The rapid arrest of the two men is attributed to this smooth co-operation. And we will continue to provide support during the course of the investigation of this important case." | |
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CHEK LAP KOK District became fully operational on 19 September 97. Present strength is 77 UB officers, three Crime officers and five civilians. Three weeks before the new airport starts operations, the establishment will be increased to 343 police officers and 66 civilians. A summary of various ranks and number of staff are as follows: SSP/1, SP/1, CIP/3, (S)IP/12 uniform branch, 5 crime, SSGT/17 UB, 2 crime, SGT/49 UB, 6 crime, PC/223 UB, 24 crime. Civilian staff: EO II/1, COI/1, COII/3, PSII/1, CA/8, TYP/3, OA/2, WMI/1, WMII/18, SPCO/1, PCO/5, PI I/1, PI II/3, STWD/2, TWD/16. Interested officers should apply in accordance with HQO 77/97 Part V. Application deadline is 15 December 97. It will be a great privilege to work at the new airport. While participating in the overnight move from Kai Tak to Chek Lap Kok will be a great challenge. Enquiries: CIP Lee, 2106-7030; SIP Pereira, 2106-7065; SGT 21107, 2106-7005. |
