Force spearheads fight against transnational organized crime
With the theme of "Bridging the GAP - a Global Alliance Perspective on Transnational Organized Crime", it is the first multi-national conference to be organised by the Force.
The participants, from a total of 137 organisations, include top echelons of law enforcement agencies, lawyers, executives from the banking and finance sectors, the academics and various other professionals.
Those attending include Director, Criminal Investigation Department of China's Ministry of Public Security; Interpol's Secretary-General; the UK's Chief Inspector of Constabulary; Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Commissioner of Australian Federal Police; Commissioner of Singapore Police; the United States' Assistant Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation and Hong Kong's own Director of Public Prosecutions.
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Chairman of the conference organising committee, ACP Crime Peter Yam
Tat-wing, told OffBeat that the Force enjoyed an excellent
reputation as an active and committed partner in the investigation and
detection of transnational crime and apprehension of itinerant criminals.
Mr Yam hoped that the conference "will be able to bridge gaps in areas where there are differences in the way agencies conducted operations, in national laws and in culture which often diminish the effectiveness of international co-operation".
The conference will specifically examine the threats posed by cyber crime, money laundering, changing trends in narcotic crime and triad societies. It will also include a visit to Hong Kong's expansive container terminal in Kwai Chung and a tour of Tsing Ma Bridge, followed by a demonstration by the Force's small boat unit in an anti-smuggling operation in Junk Bay.
There will be a total of 12 panel sessions, discussing the background, magnitude and scope for developing long-term strategies and co-operation in dealing with these crimes.
On Cyber Crime, the themes of the sessions are Policing the Digital Frontier, Cross Border Enforcement in Cyber World, Preparing Non-specialist Investigators for the Cyber Era and Cyber Forensics.
The themes on Money Laundering are International Co-operation in Confiscation, Restraining the Global Threat and Partnerships with the Private Sector.
Discussion topics on the Changing Trend in Narcotic Crime include Present Threat and Future Challenges, E-Drugs - Amphetamine Type Stimulants Epidemic and Rigorous Control of Precursors.
And the themes on Triad Societies are Triads in Business and The Reality and Myths Surrounding Triads, and Recognising Triad Punishment and Effective Enforcement Strategies.