DPT bowing out after 33 years' service
Director of Personnel and Training (DPT) Tang Hau-sing is bowing out after 33 years' service with the Force. Reflecting on the highlights of his police career, Mr Tang finds most memorable his participation in the security operations during the period from the Handover to the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Having risen to the challenges of different times and honed his policing skills, Mr Tang has come to realise that the public are expecting more and more from the Government, and as a result police officers are facing a bigger challenge in their daily jobs.
"As Director of Personnel and Training, I reckon that officers are the Force's most precious asset. Upholding the Force Motto of 'We Serve with Pride and Care', they should keep pace with times. At the same time, the Force has to introduce new elements for training courses provided for both recruits and serving officers in order to meet the needs of society," Mr Tang noted.
"Furthermore, the Force attaches great importance to officers' conditions of service and fringe benefits, and is committed to enhancing cohesion and efficiency by adopting a "caring organisation" management mode . Apart from building more departmental quarters to provide a comfortable living environment, the Force also encourages officers to adopt a healthy lifestyle and strike a work-life balance," Mr Tang added.
Earlier, Mr Tang took the salute at the passing-out parades of the Police Tactical Unit (PTU) and the Auxiliary Police Force. He is delighted that PTU had come up with outstanding performances in policing major public order events and emergencies. He is confident that members of this elite unit, having gone through strenuous training, have considerably boosted their physiques, tactics and abilities to respond to emergencies, and to take on bigger missions and challenges.
Inspecting the Auxiliary Police passing-out parade, Mr Tang noted that the continuing development of training for auxiliary police officers had enhanced the scope and flexibility of co-operation between the regular and auxiliary police forces. He said he had no doubt that auxiliary police officers would continue to back up their regular counterparts in policing major public order events.
On the eve of his retirement, Mr Tang reminded officers: "We should keep enhnacing our professional level, remain steadfast at our posts, and maintain integrity, honesty and impartiality. And we have to enforce the law without fear and favour, and with care and understanding."
Receiving
the
Police
Medal
for Distinguished Service from the Chief Executive in
2007
Mr
Tang
inspecting
a
Police Tactical Unit passing-out parade last month
Addressing
an
INTERPOL
General
Assembly in Mexico in 2004 on Hong Kong's crime
situation