Former deputy
commandant and cadets
cherish memory of campus training
To mark the 40th anniversary of the former Royal Hong Kong Police Cadet School next year, a 40th Anniversary Working Committee formed by former police cadets has interviewed the former deputy commandant of the school, Mr Yung Yeuk-lun, and cadets who excelled in sports and outdoor activities.
Mr Yung was the last deputy commandant from 1984 to 1989. He was picked for the job for possessing a diploma in education and having worked as a teacher for two years before joining the Force as a probationary inspector. With his educational experience, Mr Yung made a lot of input to the academic studies for cadets, besides vocational and physical training programmes. He worked closely with the school teachers seconded from Education Department and offered advice from time to time on improvement to academic curricular and the mode of teaching.
Recalling that his tour in the cadet school was full of job satisfaction, Mr Yung said he enjoyed teaching the young men and was glad that the cadets, by the time they graduated after receiving all-round and tough training for two years, had developed their potentials and matured.
Concluding his interview, Mr Yung said: "If I were given another chance, I would definitely opt to stay in the cadet school throughout my police career."
Thanks to their two years of demanding physical training, police cadets made a grade in physical fitness, sports and outdoor activities. Therefore, the working committee has also interviewed cadets on their athletic achievements.
Cadets excel in sports
Cadet Wong Poh-cheung of Course No.1 is a fan of Kung Fu Master Bruce Lee and Boxing Champion Ali. He developed his talent in ring combat sports in the cadet school, receiving formal training in the Cadet Boxing Club. Since then, he has won many boxing contests, including school inter-house boxing competition and open championships. He was the Light Welterweight Champion of the Hong Kong Boxing Association for six years from 1981 to 1986. In 1980, he secured the second place in the International Boxing Invitation Contest in Taipei and won a bronze medal in the Asian Boxing Championship 1982.
Like many of his fellow cadets, Cadet Cheng Yuk-yuen of Course No.12 first participated in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (now renamed as the Hong Kong Award for Young People) in the school. He not only earned bronze and silver awards upon graduating from the school, but also has become an instructor and assessor of the expedition category and a member of different category panels of the award scheme.
Cadet Au Siu-kin of Course No.22, who once worked as a Physical Training Instructor in the Police Adventure Training Unit, achieved the Gold level of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award shortly after passing out from the cadet school. Training in the cadet school gave him an opportunity to access different sports and develop his potential, especially underwater sports. He is now a Course Director of the Professional Association of Diving Instructors and an Instructor Trainer of the International Association for Handicapped Divers.
Former
police
cadets showcase some of the prizes they have won in sports