Welfare

Housing benefits for Junior Police Officers include various types of residential accommodation within the scope of the Police Departmental Quartering Pool, Civil Service Housing Benefits and other related housing benefits. They include:

• Junior Police Officers Quarters
  
  Married Junior Police Officers are eligible to apply for quarters upon passing out from Police College.
  
  
• Civil Service Public Housing Quota
  
  

Medical advice and treatment, investigative procedure and medicines are available free of charge to the police officer and his/her family by the Government or Hospital Authority. A charge is made for hospital maintenance. Dental treatment (extraction and fillings) is provided free of charge in Government dental clinics and reasonable charges are made for dentures and dental appliances.

The Police Children's Education Trust and the Police Education and Welfare Trust provide financial assistance to officers for aiding secondary and tertiary education of their children.

The Police Sports Recreation Club (for all ranks) is situated at Boundary Street. These Clubs provide a diverse range of social, sporting and recreational facilities for police officers. In addition, two smaller centres are maintained at Tai Mei Tuk (Tai Po) and Tso Wo Hang (Sai Kung). These centres provide basic services in a more relaxed environment and the latter accommodates overnight visitors.