SJ visits JPC Summer Camp
The Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, visited the Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village on August 11 to see how 1,400 JPC members learn to become law-abiding citizens and lead a healthy lifestyle.
Mr Wong was visiting the annual Junior Police Call (JPC) Fight Crime Summer Camp, accompanied by Commissioner Lee Ming-kwai.
Speaking at a ceremony to promote fight crime messages, Mr Wong, who was once a JPC member, said development of physical fitness, a healthy personality and wisdom would help young people stay away from crime and pursue a healthy lifestyle. He believed JPC activities would help them develop these important attributes.
Calling on the community to support meaningful youth activities such as the summer camp and other JPC activities, Mr Wong pointed out that the concerted efforts of the Force and the community had contributed to developing the JPC scheme into a well-established youth organisation.
Prior to the ceremony, invited guests were treated to a drama presented by JPC members to introduce JPC's recent developments following a comprehensive three-year review. The review focused on re-organisation of the JPC scheme, membership structure, training for members and establishment of a system of honorary presidents.
Launched in 1974, the JPC scheme had a two-tier membership structure of members and leaders until 2005. Following introduction of a new rank of membership last year-advanced leader, the JPC has become a semi-uniformed organisation with a three-tier membership structure comprising members, leaders and advanced leaders.
With an accumulated membership count of about one million, the JPC scheme is one of the largest youth organisations in Hong Kong. Currently, it has about 140,000 members, of whom more than 20,000 are leaders and 160 are advanced leaders.
The four-day annual JPC Fight Crime Summer Camp, organised with sponsorship and support from various organisations, is aimed at arousing JPC members' awareness of juvenile crimes and promoting a healthy lifestyle. It has disseminated anti-drug and fight crime messages through various activities, including talks on anti-cruelty to animals, cyber crime prevention and anti-piracy, an anti-drug model design competition, singing and sports activities.
CP thanks Mr Wong for his staunch support for JPC
Exhibition stalls bring home the harmful effects of soft drugs
Games stalls also disseminate many important messages to JPC members
Members and Leaders making their JPC pledges
CP shares the fun with JPC members at a handicraft stall