The Award, presented twice a year, is organised by the Police Public Relations Branch with sponsorship from the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC).

Two of the awardees received the Good Citizen of the Year Award (GCYA), while the others received the GCA. With their help, more than 40 people have been arrested for a variety of offences, including murder, robbery, burglary, theft, indecent assault, deception and arson.

Mr Leung Ting-ki and his son, Ka-chu, earned the GCYA for helping the Police arrest a robber.

In June this year, a culprit took a taxi on Yen Chow Street, Sham Shui Po. On the way, he suddenly attempted to strangle the taxi driver's neck with a nylon rope and declared "robbery!". The senior Mr Leung, who was driving past the scene with his son, Ka-chu, witnessed the incident and they succeeded in subduing the culprit before handing him over to the Police. Both Leungs sustained injuries during this process.

The brave father and son were presented with a plaque and each a cash award of $3,000. All other GCA winners each received a certificate and a cheque for $2,000.

Mr Tse Yin-tak, a GCA winner, assisted the Police in detecting a murder case.

In the case, a 16-year-old girl was reported missing in April last year. Mr Tse then received a phone call from his friend who claimed he had strangled a girl and dismembered her body. Suspecting that his friend was connected with the missing girl case, Mr Tse made a report to the Police. Acting on the information provided by Mr Tse, the Police arrested his friend who was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and preventing the lawful burial of a body.

Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Deputy Commissioner (Operations) Yam Tat-wing commended and thanked the awardees for their bravery. He said the GCA scheme helped promote the spirit of mutual help in the community and would inspire more people to join the Police in the fight against crime, keeping Hong Kong one of the safest cities in the world.

A member of HKGCC Manpower Committee, Mrs Virginia Ma, and a member of the Fight Crime Committee, Ms Sylvia Yau Siu-fee, also attended the ceremony to lend support to the GCA scheme.

Mrs Ma said that while the Force was widely recognised as a professional and efficient disciplined service, protection of life and property relied on the collaboration of different parties. The HKGCC would continue to support the GCA scheme and encourage the public to join hands with the Police in fighting crime.

Deputy Commissioner (Operations) Yam Tat-wing hopes the Good Citizen Award Scheme will promote the spirit of mutual help in the community

Artiste Kelly Chen presents the Good Citizen of the Year Award to the brave father and son

A member of the HKGCC Manpower Committee, Mrs Virginia Ma, presents a Good Citizen Award to a recipient for helping the Police crack a taxi robbery