Commissioner meets strategic partners at INTERPOL General
Assembly
Mr Tsang and
Mr Lo with Mr Liao (centre) and other members of the Mainland delegation
The GA meets once a year to discuss and endorse major policy decisions concerning INTERPOL. The number of senior law enforcement officers from 167 member countries attending the assembly reached a record 1,200.
The Force delegation, which included Assistant Commissioner (Crime) Lo Mung-hung, Chief Superintendent Kwok Ho-fai of Organised Crime and Triad Bureau and Liaison Bureau Senior Superintendent Wong Ying-wai, was part of the Mainland delegation led by Mr Liao Jinrong, Director-General of the International Co-operation Bureau in the Ministry of Public Security.
The theme of this year's GA was "Challenges for Police Facing Contemporary Criminal Violence". At the meeting, delegates discussed and endorsed a series of measures that strengthened the INTERPOL organisation to better serve member states and built partnerships. This will enhance INTERPOL's capability to fight transnational crimes.
The GA also offered Mr Tsang an opportunity to hold bilateral meetings with strategic partners. One such partner, Mr Mike Bush, New Zealand Police Deputy Commissioner, discussed with Mr Tsang the possibility of signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for enhancing co-operation.
Mr Tsang also discussed with Mr Tony Negus, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, the progress of co-operation that had been made after an MOU was signed in April last year.
Earlier this year, Superintendent Yuen Chi-kin was seconded to the Office of the Special Representative of INTERPOL to the United Nations in New York, USA. The GA gave Mr Tsang a chance to discuss with Mr William Elliott, Special Representative of INTERPOL to the United Nations, the role of Mr Yuen.
Finally Mr Tsang met his close working partner, Mr Emile Perez, Director of International Co-operation, French National Police. They reviewed progress of the issues discussed at their meeting in France earlier this year, including closer co-operation in fighting financial, cyber and organised crimes.
CP visits Germany
Mr Tsang, accompanied by Mr Wong, left for Germany on November 7 to meet Mr Fritsche and other senior police officers, whilst Mr Lo and Mr Kwok remained at the General Assembly until the closing ceremony on November 8.
Mr Tsang signed an MOU on "Preventing and Combatting International Crime and Developing Police Cooperation" with the German Federal Criminal Police earlier this year. This visit allowed Mr Tsang an opportunity to further build on the foundation of the last meeting and forge closer co-operation between the Force and the law enforcement agencies of Germany.
At the meeting with Mr Fritsche, both parties exchanged views on common challenges and agreed on more co-operation in cyber security, counter-terrorism, critical infrastructure, aviation and maritime security.
Mr Fritsche told Mr Tsang they had formulated a new cyber security strategy and were looking forward to an even closer working partnership with the Force's Cyber Security Centre, which will be established in the near future. Both sides also intended to establish direct contact points between the Force's Critical Infrastructure Security Coordination Centre and its German counterpart.
Mr Tsang meets with New
Zealand Police Deputy Commissioner, Mr Mike Bush (third right), at the
General Assembly