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CCB in regional conference
- CSP Victor Lo briefs overseas forces on hi-tech crime
 CSP Victor Lo (second, right) and the CCB team with the DOJ's Grenville Cross and co in Beijing |
Commercial Crime Bureau Chief Superintendent Victor Lo Yik-kee and Senior Inspector Cheung Kwok-fung recently shared their expertise at the Asia Crime Prevention Foundation (ACPF) 8th World Conference in Beijing.
Some 750 representatives from 69 countries and regions attended the October 11 to 15 meeting, led by ACPF Chairman Minoru Shikita. Participants included judges, prosecutors, police, lawyers and academics.
Under the theme of "Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice - Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century", the conference looked at regional strategies, rehabilitation of offenders, the role of the prosecutor in the changing world, and the role of criminal justice in the alleviation of extreme poverty.
Mr Lo gave a presentation on Internet and other hi-tech crimes, briefing participants on tracing and tracking suspects across computer networks, the status of Hong Kong computer crime and common modus operandi of culprits, as well as outlining Force efforts in tackling the problem.
Also representing Hong Kong at the conference was a seven-member delegation led by Director of Public Prosecutions Grenville Cross. Secretary for Security Regina Ip and Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner Alan Lai also attended the meeting.
President Jiang Zemin sent a congratulatory letter to the meeting while National People's Congress Standing Committee Chairman Li Peng delivered an opening speech.
Mr Li said: "As a result of global economic development and the advancement in science and technology, criminals have also become internationalised, organised and hi-tech. We are living in a mutually dependent world and have to enhance our co-operation in the areas of law enforcement and crime prevention. I sincerely hope this conference can help foster better co-operation among law enforcement agencies in all countries."
The United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders (UNAFEI) organised a computer related crime workshop for April's 10th UN Congress on Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders in Vienna. Mr Lo participated and played the role of a law enforcement agency dealing with simulated cross-border computer crime.
The ACPF, founded in Japan in 1982, consults with the UN Economic and Social Council, and is the only Asia-based UN non-governmental body looking at criminal justice.
It aims to promote 'Prosperity Without Crime' in the Asia-Pacific region, implementing aid programs and supporting UNAFEI activities.