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Pillar Point epilogue
(This letter was sent to CP Eddie Hui)
I am very pleased the Pillar Point Vietnamese Refugee Centre was closed last month in an orderly and dignified manner. It concluded Hong Kong's Vietnamese refugee programme which had spanned over a period of 25 years.
The successful completion is due, to no small extent, to the dedicated support by the Police. Commanders at the Regional, District and Divisional levels, including Ng Wai-kit, Charles Wong, Herbert Au, Victor Lai, Rufus Kong and Steve So, contributed personally to the exercise. They either provided the Security Bureau with valuable advice at the planning stage, or were present on site to supervise fieldwork on the day of closure and subsequent occasions.
Police officers provided excellent back up to the Civil Aid Service which was responsible for site management. Their professionalism and their sensitivity to delicate human situations were instrumental to the maintenance of good order at Pillar Point until the last occupant moved out.
My warm thanks go to all your officers who have contributed to the smooth closure of the last Vietnamese refugee centre in Hong Kong. I am sure I can count on your unfailing support in future.
Regina Ip
Secretary for Security
Footnote: S for S hails anti-kidnap efforts
Secretary for Security Regina Ip hailed the Force's swift work in detecting a recent high-profile kidnapping case, emphasising its top detection rate.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Pillar Point refugee camp on July 17, Mrs Ip said she was pleased the kidnap was detected so quickly, adding there had been no apparent increase in the number of reported kidnapping cases and that the detection rate had remained at 100 per cent since 1997.
She said the overall crime rate increase witnessed in the first six months of the year was slowing down and the number of robberies with genuine arms or pistol-like objects had decreased over the same period last year.
Mrs Ip also said Police would keep a close watch on organised and serious crime trends and enhance co-operation with Mainland and overseas authorities.
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