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New Auxie chief to boost communication and training
Arthur Kwok in 1997, receiving his Auxiliary Police Long Service Medal from Commandant Peter Chau |
Enhancing dialogue with officers and maintaining a high standard of service are the primary objectives of Auxiliary Police Commandant-Designate Arthur Kwok Chi-shun.
Taking up the job in January, Mr Kwok told OffBeat he hoped to make the Auxies more integrated with the Regular Force and further boost morale through enhanced communication and training.
He pledged forums would be held regularly for Auxies to voice their views and share their experiences for better communication with management. In the meantime, Mr Kwok encouraged the Auxies to continue their top performance.
"To be an Auxiliary police officer is a very meaningful career and every Auxie should be proud," Mr Kwok said.
"Each of us are willing to serve the community and have received intensive training. Our performance has proven to be brilliant, especially in crowd management, and I hope officers keep it up as their professionalism will be recognised and appreciated by the public."
He takes over on January 19, upon the retirement of Peter Chau Cham-chiu. Mr Kwok, 54, is a professional architect, married with two children. He joined the Auxiliary Force in 1977, influenced by his father and the former Deputy Commandant Nylon Tso who worked in the family's company.
"My father was a great one for community service and was president of the YMCA. He was a role model for me to follow.
"Both he and I believed serving the community was the responsibility of every citizen and the vivid descriptions of Auxiliary life given by Nylon Tso, and my unfailing interest in disciplined service, led me to join," he said.
Among the gallery of memories of his 23 years in the Auxiliaries, is one where he and his colleague found a body in Happy Valley soon after he started in the job, and the facial expression of a victim who was robbed in Happy Valley. "When my colleague and I arrived at the scene, I noticed the victim was so scared he started trembling and his face went pale. It gave me a very deep feeling and inspired me to do my utmost to protect people's lives and property."
Mr Kwok was promoted to Chief Inspector in 1983, Superintendent in 1987, Senior Superintendent in 1991, Chief Superintendent in 1996 and on to his present rank of Deputy Commandant in 1998.
From 1983 to 89, he was appointed Police Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the Governor.
He was awarded the Colonial Special Constabulary Medal in 1993 and the Auxiliary Police Long Service Medal in 1997.