During his brief visit, Mr Hui also joined Secretary for Security (S for S) Ambrose S. K. Lee, Commissioner Lee Ming-kwai and Police Public Relations Branch Chief Superintendent Ma Wai-luk in a ceremony calling on the campers to help Police fight crime and to stay away from drugs.

Prior to the ceremony, the S for S, CP and CSP PPRB presented certificates to 160 youngsters, officially appointing them as JPC Advanced Leaders.

Mr Ambrose Lee, who has agreed to become the JPC Honorary Chief President, urged the Advanced Leaders to set a good example to other JPC members.

He told them: "Being an Advanced Leader, in addition to years of training and experiences gained from being a JPC Leader, you must also be highly self-disciplined and have good leadership skills. Putting on the uniform means that you are holding a key position in the JPC and are expected to set a good example to other members."

Mr Ambrose Lee also noted that the JPC had become the vanguard of Hong Kong's youth services and Police-public linkage since its establishment in 1974. It also helped instil values among young people through numerous activities.

He hoped that the JPC would grow even stronger and continue to implement various youth services to meet the needs of the community and improve the qualities of its members.

Outlining the JPC's new developments, Mr Lee Ming-kwai said that following a thorough review of the JPC scheme last year, a number of proposals have been made, including the re-organisation of the JPC structure, membership arrangement, strengthening training for members, providing more support for school clubs and establishment of a system of honorary presidents.

He added that the JPC would evolve from a non-uniformed organisation into a semi-uniformed organisation, following the establishment of a new tier of Advanced Leaders on top of the existing JPC Members and Leaders.

Nominated by 20 Police districts, the 160 Advanced Leaders have passed a four-day stringent training on Police knowledge, leadership, management skills, personal-development and foot drill. The JPC has about 140,000 members, including over 20,000 leaders.

Organised by PPRB with sponsorship and support from the Summer Youth Programme Committee and other organisations, the four-day JPC Fight Crime Summer Camp concluded on August 19. Messages of anti-drug and fighting crime were disseminated to the campers through various activities, including a talk on anti-child sexual abuse, a seminar on anti-IT crime, anti-drug slogan design competition, anti-drug lyric-writing and singing contest, game booths design and sports.

S for S Ambrose S. K. Lee inspects the newly appointed JPC Advanced Leaders