Top officials visit JPC fight crime camp
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Henry Tang, and the Secretary for Security, Mr Ambrose S K Lee, accompanied by Commissioner Tang King-shing, visited the Junior Police Call (JPC) fight crime summer camp at Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village on August 11.
They toured the camp and watched JPC members participating in various activities, including a water rocket workshop, anti-drug painting and abseiling. Mr Tang said he hoped youngsters would cultivate a healthy lifestyle and play an active part in the fight against crime and drug abuse.
The trio also officiated at a ceremony to call on youngsters to help Police combat technology crime and drive home anti-drug messages.
Noting that there has been a rise in technology crime, Mr Lee reminded youngsters to comply with the law and remain vigilant when surfing the Internet to avoid falling into traps in the virtual world.
He also commended JPC for its persistent efforts to engage the community to combat crime and to instil positive values in the younger generation. Referring to the significant drop in the number of young people arrested for drug-related offences in the first six months of this year, he appealed to JPC members to continue disseminating anti-drug messages to the community through their networks.
Police Public Relations Branch Chief Superintendent Li Kin-fai, in his opening remarks, stated that JPC is devoted to training teenagers to be all-rounders, with training focussing on police knowledge, leadership, management skills and personal development. Taking part in different activities, teenagers will have their personal development enhanced, Mr Li added.
The annual summer camp, organised by the Police Public Relations Branch with sponsorship and support from various organisations, aims at enhancing JPC members' awareness of crimes and promoting healthy living. About 1,300 JPC members took part in the summer camp from August 10 to 13.
Anti-drug and fight crime messages were disseminated to the campers through a variety of activities, including seminars on information security, crime prevention and drug abuse, as well as cooking contests and sports.
This year, a new feature was added to the activities when about 500 JPC members had an hour-long chat with Commissioner Tang King-shing. During the conversation, Mr Tang spoke about many topics, including life experiences, communications with family members, and Force management. He also answered many questions. Undoubtedly, the JPC members found it a great experience to chat with Mr Tang.
Generally, the campers were glad to see more exciting activities in this year's Summer Camp, and appreciated the efforts made by JPC. Indeed, having participated in different activities, they had their potentials developed further. They also expect to see more exciting and interesting activities in the next Summer Camp.
