"I'm delighted to have chosen the avenue of DA where my leadership potentials and diversified capabilities to serve the Force are identified early and properly trained up. During the process of DA, I understood I was competing with candidates with direct entry background, and candidates from POS. I made an extra effort with better understanding of my own talents as a Force leader," said Dicken.

Depending on the officers' individual background and police service, they may choose to pursue advancement through POS or DA. The details of application are as follows:

	POS	DA
Academic Qualifications	Passes in five subjects at grade E or above, including English Language (Syllabus B) in the HKCEE or Level 2 or above in English Language in the HKCEE from 2007 onwards, or A pass in the previous Police General Education Examination (PGEE), or An exemption from the previous PGEE with equivalent passes in other examinations.	A Hong Kong Degree or equivalent; or An accredited Associate Degree, Higher Diploma or a Diploma from a Hong Kong tertiary institute; or A pass in two subjects at Advanced Level in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (2A) plus three other subjects at grade C or above in the HKCEE (3O), or equivalent.
Service Requirement	Two years' service, inclusive of basic training at Police College	No minimum service requirement
Recommendation from Formation Commander	Nomination by DVC or equivalent	No requirement
Nomination / Application period	Quarterly basis in Jan, Apr, Jul & Oct	Year round

Are you ready to shoulder a greater responsibility to serve the community? Do you have the competency required of a Police Inspector? What will you choose between POS and DA? Let us find out the answers.

The Recruitment Division will hold a sharing session at 5:30 pm on November 26 (Wednesday) in Auditorium, 8/F, Arsenal House, PHQ. It will cover the selection procedure of Probationary Inspector and the difference between the avenues of POS and DA. The following stakeholders in the selection process will also share their observations:

• Mr Oscar Kwok Yam-shu, Senior Superintendent Foundation Training Centre, Police College (Chairman of Final Interview Board of PI Selection)

• Chief Inspector Paul Gordon (EI Director of PI Selection)

• Assistant Professor, Dr Viola Wong Yuk-yue, Associate Head, English Learning Centre, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (The Principal Marker of Written Examination in PI Selection)