Fruitful sojourn in Yunan
"The tour was a most fruitful experience-sharing opportunity, "said Mr Sham,"and will strengthen liaison between frontline officers on both sides of the boundary."
Yunan Province, which borders Myanmar, Thailand and Laos, is a strategic transit centre for drug smuggling from the Golden Triangle into China. So, during the seven-day visit, the delegation toured strategic anti-narcotics enforcement cities near the border with Myanmar and saw for themselves anti-narcotics work in Kunming.
Station Sergeant Mr Lo Hin-fai and Woman Police Constable Ms Bonny Wong Wa-mei, told OffBeat that they had learned a lot from the trip and had been most impressed with the advanced computer equipment and facilities used to combat drug traffickers.
Mr Lo said: "The trip deepened my understanding of drug-trafficking and the current trends on the Mainland. We also established regular contacts with the Mainland officials for the exchange of intelligence."
"This tour provided me with a unique opportunity to learn more about the operations at Mainland border checkpoints with Myanmar," Ms Wong said. "I now have a better understanding of the enforcement difficulties presented to our Mainland counterparts along a very lengthy border."
