NB tailor-makes e-learning package on
Financial Investigation for frontline officers
It is internationally recognised that the law enforcement approach to tackle serious crimes should be holistic, which means not only targeting the predicate crimes but also the associated money laundering activities and crime proceeds.
"Triads, Syndicated and Organised Crime" and "Dangerous Drugs" are two of the key areas spelt out in the Commissioner's Operational Priorities 2011. Hence, proactive measures are to be taken to investigate and confiscate proceeds of crime.
Financial investigation is an effective and practical tool to neutralise crime syndicates by exposing the masterminds who insulate themselves from the crimes they organise or finance, prosecuting them for both the predicate crimes and money laundering offences and confiscating their ill-gotten gains.
To sustain the success of financial investigation and confiscation of crime proceeds, the Force management has decided to boost the financial investigation capability of Regional Crime Units which will take proactive measures in this aspect starting from the fourth quarter of this year. It is expected that this new initiative would be extended in the second quarter of next year.
To prepare for implementation of the initiative, Narcotics Bureau (NB) will continue organising financial investigation courses and workshops on financial investigation for frontline crime officers and managers in a bid to enhance their competency and readiness to play a more proactive role in financial investigation and confiscation of crime proceeds.
To further equip frontline crime officers with the basic knowledge, Financial Investigation (FI) and Joint Financial Intelligence Unit (JFIU) of NB have specially designed a user-friendly "e-learning package on Financial Investigation", which was launched on September 27.
Introduction of this e-learning package is aimed at maximising the training opportunities for frontline crime officers by providing a learning platform for the officers to beef up their knowledge of Anti-Money Laundering (AML). Hopefully this goal will be achieved through introduction of the concept of money laundering, an overview of Hong Kong's AML Regime, common money laundering methodologies, laws, police powers, basic financial investigation techniques as well as the roles and functions of JFIU and FI and their support for frontline crime officers.
The "e-learning package on Financial Investigation" can be accessed from the e-learning Portal of POINT (http://point.hpf.gov.hk:8088/bbs/training/cbt/index.htm).
