As her fiancee put it afterwards: "What else could she do?" | |
 A June wedding for Inspectors Chan and Choi |
AMONG the 170 graduates of the 29
September Police Tactical Unit passing out ceremony, Inspector Chan Hoi-kwong, 27, of
PTU B Company might have the greatest reason to rejoice.
At the end of the passing-out ceremony he successfully pro-posed to his girlfriend, 26-year-old Maria Choi Yin-wai,also an inspector, whom he had been going out with for the past three years. Ms Choi was among the large number of families and friends invited to the ceremony to share the joyous moment with their loved ones in the Force. At the end of the ceremony, while she was approaching Inspector Chan to get a photograph of the important day, to her astonishment the Police Band began playing You're My Everything. As her fiancee put it afterwards: "What else could she do?" |
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Armed with an engagement ring and a breathtaking bouquet made up of 99 roses, the romantic Inspector Chan approached, knelt down, and proposed to his Juliet. There was a moment of silence while others were overtaken by this bold gesture-including Woman Inspector Choi who, teary-eyed, accepted the proposal without hesitation. As her fiancee put it afterwards: "What else could she do?" It is interesting to note that the couple, who both went to university in Toronto, did not meet until they returned to Hong Kong to join the PTS as probationary inspectors in July 1995. They fell in love instantly. The couple plans a church wedding next June which will be followed by an overseas honeymoon. And children? "Well, not for the first three years! We need some time to our-selves first," said the ebullient Inspector Chan who would like to thank his buddies in the Force especially those in the Police Band for their help in making him a successful suitor. |
 Inspector Chan Hoi-kwong pops the question, then slips the ring onto his sweetheart's finger 
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In 1997 recorded incidents of crime involving juveniles specifically in the New Territories South Region stood at 20 per cent of the HKSAR's total cases. In view of this, the Deputy Regional Commander of New Territories South Ian Nicholson set up a Juvenile Delinquency Working Group to provide police officers from various districts an opportunity to share their experiences in dealing with juvenile delinquency, to come up with preventative measures and devise ways of combating the problem. To this end, the working group recently organised a four-day "Young person and child care training course" at the Ma On Shan Police Station to enable police officers to gain a better understanding of police policy on juvenile delinquency and of the work on adolescents being carried out by government departments and voluntary agencies. Police officers attending the course included members of the Anti-triad Squad school teams, Police Community Relations Office, Missing Persons Section and Juvenile Protection Section. The course covered a wide range of subjects including: the psychological aspect of adolescent development and juvenile delinquency; child protection policy and procedure; the work of the Child Abuse Investigation Unit; NTN missing juveniles; the effects of triads on youth; Juvenile counselling skills; family approach skills; and important and useful existing channels of liaison between police and the Social Welfare Department. Speakers were representatives from pertinent government departments and those with a rich knowledge and experience on the relevant subjects. Police officers in attendance were taught skills enabling them to communicate more effectively with young people, and gained a better understanding of the work of other government departments and voluntary agencies which in turn served to strengthen their co-operative relationship. |
 The visiting Hong Kong Auxiliary police officers are welcomed by Richard Tong Chong-heong, Commander of the Voluntary Special Constabulary at his Headquarters |
THE inaugural trip of the Auxiliary Police Force
Merit Travel Award Scheme (begun this year) saw members of the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police
pay a goodwill visit on the Singapore Voluntary Special Constabulary form 5 to 8 October.
The trip was also in reciprocation for the visit of 26 representatives of the VSC of Singapore who called on the HKAPF in 1996. The aim of the Auxy Merit Travel Award Scheme is to promote interaction and understanding between voluntary police organisations in other countries. |
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The success the Scheme, totally financed by the HKAPE Welfare Fund,is likely to become and annual event with officers representing the HKAPF continuing to pay goodwill visits to countries with an auxiliary police establishment. The Singaporean visit was led by Superintendent Auxiliary Ip Yun-hung, nominated leader of a team that included awardees Chief Inspector Auxiliary Wong Cheong-sak, Station Sergeant Auxiliary Chan Sik-wing, Sergeant Auxiliary Siu Kwai-ming and Police Constable Auxiliary Wong Man-kit. The Singapore Volunteer Special Constabulary is and organisation similar to the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force, and during their trip the auxy reps (apart from their briefings on the organisation and the functions of the Singapore Police), had the opportunity to look into how the Volunteer Special Constabulary integrated with the Singapore Police Force through their visits and tours of the Singapore Police Headquarters, the Tanglin Division and Kim Seng Neighbourhood Police Post, the Training and Special Operations Commands, and the Police National Service Headquarters. The Hong Kong auxiliaries learned that there are many similarities between the VSC and the HKAPF, with one major difference being that the Volunteer Special Constabulary has all the powers of its regular counterparts whether they are on or off duty ¡Ð and that the allowance they are paid is only a nominal token of appreciation for their valuable voluntary services. The auxiliary representatives also enjoyed seeing the sights of Singapore with their gracious hosts and thank them very much for making their working trip so enjoyable. | |
