The courses, namely Commercial Crime Investigation Course (CCIC) and Internet and Network Investigation Course (INIC), both comprised a two-week programme conducted by experts within the Force and recognised professionals in related sectors. The courses' joint closing ceremony took place recently when Police College Director Tse Shu-chun presented certificates to the course attendants.

In his closing remarks, Mr Tse praised these Crime Wing training programmes for their "forward looking nature", and said they would go a long way towards building the academic reputation of the Police College. The end result would be a well-trained, capable and professional police force, of which the community can rightly be proud of.

The two training courses emphasised the need to adapt to changing crime trends. CCB has run the CCIC for over 18 years to provide advanced fraud investigation skills and knowledge of the relevant law, banking and financial industries, as well as related police procedures and policies.

In addition to Force investigators, attendants of the CCIC included officers from the Mainland, Macao and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. All of them have come away with a better idea and perspective of the financial world, which will afford them a solid basis for conducting fraud investigations.

The INIC is an indication of the challenges of Internet and network investigations that law enforcement will face globally. It is one of the four new advanced training programmes, which have been developed by the Technology Crime Division of CCB and operated under the management of the Police College.

Nine attendants from the Mainland, Macao, Singapore and Thailand signed up for the programme at a short notice, highlighting the big demand for this modern training course. This international mix provided a valuable opportunity for IT crime investigators from the Force to share information with their overseas counterparts. This exchange is essential to tackling transnational crime.

The content of the two-week course was highly technical, but the attendants felt it would greatly enhance their ability of investigating Internet and network crimes.

Both training courses were held in the Police College's office in PHQ, which provides a perfect learning environment for demanding training. In particular, the state-of-the-art Technology Crime Training Suite provided a vital infrastructural platform.

Finally, the success of the courses reflected the synergy that has developed between Crime Wing, which provided training expertise, and Police College, which offered a professional platform and accreditation. This partnership will ensure that the quality of training would continue to meet the needs of the Force.

Among the graduates of the CCB training courses, nine came from the Mainland, Macao, Singapore and Thailand