CP attends INTERPOL General Assembly and Symposium on Police Studies
Commissioner Tang King-shing and a party of officers attended the 79th INTERPOL General Assembly in Doha, Qatar from November 8 to 11. The General Assembly is INTERPOL’s supreme governing body. It meets once a year and makes all major policy decisions. The 79th session brought together more than 650 police chiefs and senior law enforcement officials from 188 member countries.
Deputy
Director General of NCB China Yu Chengtao (second right) and
Commissioner
Tang King-shing, Director of Crime and Security Tang Kam-moon with
other members of the Force delegation
Director of Crime and Security Tang Kam-moon, Criminal Intelligence Bureau Chief Superintendent So Kam-sing and Liaison Bureau Senior Superintendent Lawrence Wong joined the Commissioner at the assembly as part of the Mainland delegation. INTERPOL Hong Kong, China is a sub-bureau of the National Central Bureau (NCB) in Beijing.
During the four-day session, major strategic initiatives and anti-crime activities were discussed, particularly in the areas of public safety, terrorism, organised crime and fugitive investigation and apprehension.
There was also an unanimous endorsement for the creation of the INTERPOL Global Complex to house a 24-hour operation and support centre in Singapore by 2014. The meeting also had a fruitful discussion on the way to elevate the legal standing of the INTERPOL Red Notice, which is a useful tool to locate fugitives wanted by different law enforcement agencies in the world.
The next General Assembly is scheduled to take place in Vietnam in November next year.
Symposium on Police Studies
Earlier, Mr Tang led a 26-member Force delegation of Formation officers and staff association representatives to attend the 5th Symposium on Police Studies of the Strait cum Hong Kong & Macau in Suzhou from October 18 to 22. Over 200 police officers, experts and academics from the participating parties attended this annual event to discuss the main theme of "Crimes in the Information World and Police Collaboration".
During the symposium, the Force presented four research papers - "New Features of Cross-Boundary Organised Crime and Co-operation to Combat in the Context of Information Society" by Organised Crime and Triad Bureau and Narcotics Bureau, "Strategic Management in the 21 Century Information Society - Practical experience in Hong Kong and the Mainland" by Liaison Bureau, "How to Apply Community Policing into Police Information Strategy Planning" by Information Systems Wing and "A Holistic Approach to Technology Crime Management" by Commercial Crime Bureau.
In addition, three other papers were also published in the journal for the symposium: "Enhancing Police Professionalism in the Changing World" by Service Quality Wing, "Child-focused Child Protection Strategy and Method: Hong Kong Police Experience Sharing" by Child Protection Policy Unit and "Strategy on Handling Mentally Disturbed Persons - Risk Management and Comparative Studies in Kowloon West Region" by two Kowloon West officers.
Following the symposium, the delegation visited a local police station and the Command and Control Centre in Suzhou, as well as the Shanghai World Expo.
The symposium is an annual event to share knowledge and best practices, and to enhance co-operation and partnership among the participating parties. All the submissions received from the participants will be kept in Force Library and uploaded to the Knowledge Management Portal.
The Force will host the symposium next year.
