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The Crime Prevention Bureau (CPB) held the “SafeCity Ambassadors Appointment and Recognition Ceremony 2026” on May 26 to appoint a new batch of 15 “SafeCity Ambassadors”. Commissioner Chow Yat-ming, Deputy Commissioner (Operations) Yip Wan-lung, Director of Crime and Security Chan Tung, Assistant Commissioner (Crime) Chung Wing-man, Assistant Commissioner (Public Relations) Chan Sze-tat, Chief Superintendent of the Crime Support Group Yu Hoi-kwan, Regional Commanders, Chairmen of 18 District Fight Crime Committees, and artiste Bill Chan were invited to attend the event.
In his address, the Commissioner stated that advancing smart policing is one of the major priorities of the Force. Besides promoting community engagement, the Force’s Strategic Direction also puts emphasis on leveraging technology for policing in the digital age. With the theme “Smart Protection”, the video played during the ceremony highlighted the achievements of smart policing, including the SmartView project, the deployment of drones, the AI+ version of the “Scameter App”, as well as other smart services for the convenience of the public in brief. The Commissioner further stated that the Force would continue to foster police-public cooperation, utilise the SafeCity.HK website and the SafeCity Ambassador network to deliver crime prevention messages more quickly, in a more accessible manner, and in ways that better meet public needs. The Force will also remain committed to advancing smart policing by applying artificial intelligence (AI) to integrate big data for analysis and forecasting, enabling early identification of potential crime risks. He added that the Force will also strengthen collaboration with innovation and technology enterprises, the community, and various stakeholders to promote wider application of AI. Through collaboration among multiple parties in developing AI initiatives, the Force will further enhance its operational efficiency and its capability to combat crime.
At the ceremony, the new batch of 15 “SafeCity Ambassadors” were presented with their certificates of appointment. Representatives of seven organisations were presented with the “Outstanding Contribution Award”, and the Water Supplies Department was recognised with the accolade of “SafeCity Crime Prevention Partner”.
The Commissioner also discussed the achievements of promoting Smart Policing with the guest Bill Chan, and mentioned that the police arrested a bank robbery suspect in just 80 minutes under the SmartView project. Bill Chan also performed the song “Defending Hong Kong” with the Police Band afterwards.
To further enhance crime prevention publicity, the CPB launched the SafeCity.HK website (www.safecity.hk) in 2023 to provide members of the public with anti-crime information and anti-scam tips. The website has received more than 20 million views in total. The Force’s Crime Alerts Network also continues to disseminate timely
anti-crime information to partners in the education, business, and youth sectors through an instant messaging platform. At present, relevant information reaches approximately 3.6 million recipients per week.
