17 March 2015
At an Open Meeting between the IPCC and CAPO, the Police updated the IPCC on the complaint statistics, the approach of complaint investigation and the monitoring of CAPO’s complaint investigation work in connection with police actions in the Occupy Central series of incidents. The Police also gave a presentation on the “Expression of Dissatisfaction Mechanism”. The two parties proceeded to discuss issues related to these matters.
2 March 2015
Mr Larry Kwok Lam-kwong, Hon Chan Kin-por, Hon Tony Tse Wai-chuen, Dr Chan Pui-kwong, Mr Lawrence Ma Yan-kwok, Ms Noeline Lau Yuk-kuen, Ms Sandy Wong Hang-yee, Ms Mary Wong Tak-lan, Mr Adrian Yip Chun-to, Mr Clement Tao Kwoklau, Mr John Yan Mang-yee, Dr Eugene Chan Kin-keung, Ir Dr Vincent Simon Ho, Mr Arthur Luk Yee-shun, Miss Lisa Lau Man-man, Ms Ann So Lai-chun, Professor Alfred Chan Cheungming, Dr Eric Cheng Kam-chung, Mr Richard Ho Kam-wing, Mr Herman Hui Chung-shing, Ir Edgar Kwan Chi-ping and Mr Peter Yan King-shun connected with the Commissioner of Police and other senior officers over lunch.
11 February 2015
Hon Chan Kin-por, Dr Chan Pui-kwong, Mr Lawrence Ma Yan-kwok, Mr Simon Ip Shing-hing, Ms Sandy Wong Hang-yee, Ms Mary Wong Tak-lan, Mr Adrian Yip Chun-to, Mr Clement Tao Kwok-lau, Ir Dr Vincent Simon Ho, Mr Arthur Luk Yee-shun, Professor Alfred Chan Cheung-ming, Dr Eric Cheng Kam-chung, Mr Richard Ho Kam-wing and Mr Herman Hui Chungshing visited the Crime Kowloon West Region and Mong Kok District to gain a better understanding of the crime structure and to hear the experiences of the frontline officers from the police district with heavy commitment in the Mongkok occupied area during the Occupy Movement.
1 February 2015
Apart from the arrangements by the Police, for the first time, the IPCC was invited by Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) to observe with their team. Mr Larry Kwok Lam-kwong (Chairman), Hon Chan Kin-por (Vice-Chairman), Hon Chris Cheung Wah-fung (Vice-Chairman), Hon Tony Tse Wai-chuen (Vice-Chairman), Dr Chan Pui-kwong, Mr Clement Tao Kwok-lau, Ir Dr Vincent Simon Ho, Mr Arthur Luk Yee-shun, Ms Ann So Lai-chun, Dr Eric Cheng Kam-chung, Mr Richard Ho Kam-wing and Mr Herman Hui Chung-shing joined the Police’s observation team of the 1 February procession, while Mr Simon Ip Shing-hing, Ms Noeline Lau Yuk-kuen, Ms Sandy Wong Hang-yee, and Dr Eugene Chan Kin-keung observed the procession alongside CHRF. They were later joined by Ms Mary Wong Tak-lan, Mr Adrian Yip Chun-to, Mr Edwin Cheng Shing-lung, Mr John Yan Mang-yee and Professor Alfred Chan Cheung-ming to observe the procession’s ending point at Central and the public meeting at Chater Road Pedestrian Precinct.
29 January 2015
Mr Larry Kwok Lam-kwong (Chairman), Hon Chan Kin-por (Vice-Chairman), Hon Chris Cheung Wahfung (Vice-Chairman), Mr Simon Ip Shing-hing, Ms Sandy Wong Hang-yee, Mr Adrian Yip Chunto, Mr Arthur Luk Yee-shun, Ms Ann So Lai-chun, Dr Eric Cheng Kam-chung, Mr Richard Ho Kam-wing and Mr Herman Hui Chung-shing attended the 1 February procession briefing held by the Police. During the briefing, Members discussed the procession arrangements and gained a better understanding of how the Police handle public order events.
28 January 2015
Mr Herman Hui Chung-shing attended the New Territories North Regional Complaints Prevention Committee meeting. Representatives of the committee give an overview of complaints figures and prevention work in the Region. The figures from 2013/14 showed a decreasing trend in the number of complaints. A new pilot project called Project Respect was also introduced during the meeting.
21 January 2015
Mr Lawrence Ma Yan-kwok and Ms Ann SoLai-chun were invited to attend the Service Quality Award 2014 semi-final presentation to support the Police Force’s campaign to continue to improve their quality of service.
11 December 2014
At an Open Meeting between the IPCC and CAPO, the Police reported the number of complaints they had received concerning the Occupy Central series of incidents and the methods they had used to investigate these incidents. The two parties proceeded to discuss matters related to these incidents.
11 December 2014
Mr Larry Kwok Lam-kwong (Chairman), Dr Hon Lam Tai-fai (Vice-Chairman), Hon Chan Kin-por (Vice-Chairman), Mr Eric Cheung Tat-ming, Ms Christine Fang Meng-sang, Dr Chan Pui-kwong, Mr Simon Ip Shing-hing, Ms Noeline Lau Yuk-kuen, Dr Carol Ma Hok-ka, Hon Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong, Ms Sandy Wong Hang-yee, Dr Hon Helena Wong Pik-wan, Mr Edwin Cheng Shing-lung, Mr Clement Tao Kwok-lau, Dr Eugene Chan Kin-keung, Ir Dr Vincent Simon Ho and Miss Lisa Lau Man-man conducted an on-site observation of the police operation in clearing protesters from Admiralty. After a briefing at Police Headquarters, where the Police explained details of the operation, Members proceeded to different strategic locations in Admiralty to observe the process.
27 August 2014
Mr Larry Kwok Lam-kwong (Chairman) was invited to the Kowloon West Regional Complaints Prevention Committee meeting. Representatives of the committee reported on measures taken by the Police to reduce complaints, and stated that the district had had 380 complaint cases from January to June 2014, an increase of 25% compared with the same period in the previous year.
21 August 2014
Mr Larry Kwok Lam-kwong (Chairman), Mr Eric Cheung Tat-ming, Dr Chan Pui-kwong, Mr Simon Ip Shing-hing, Mr Adrian Yip Chun-to, Mr John Yan Mang-yee, Miss Lisa Lau Man-man and Ms Ann So Lai-chun together with Secretariat staff visited Police Headquarters. Representatives of the Police Tactical Unit gave a presentation and demonstrations of procedures for the removal of protestors and the training in resistance control tactics.
30 July 2014
Mr Edwin Cheng Shing-lung, Mr Clement Tao Kwok-lau and Miss Lisa Lau Man-man were invited to be judges for the “If I Were You” Competition organised by the New Territories South Regional Complaint Prevention Committee. The competition consisted of two parts: poster design and video production. The panel selected the winners from among 22 entries. The competition was to encourage front-line police officers to be more aware of and responsive to the feelings of the public, in order to avoid unnecessary complaints.
1 July 2014
After attending the briefing, a group of Members including Mr Larry Kwok Lam-kwong (Chairman), Dr Hon Lam Tai-fai (Vice-Chairman), Mr Eric Cheung Tat-ming, Ms Christine Fang Meng-sang, Mr Lawrence Ma Yankwok, Ms Noeline Lau Yuk-kuen, Hon Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong, Dr Carol Ma Hok-ka, Miss Sandy Wong Hang-yee, Miss Mary Wong Tak-lan, Mr Edwin Cheng Shing-lung, Mr Clement Tao Kwok-lau, Mr John Yan Mangyee, Dr Eugene Chan Kin-keung, Ir Dr Vincent Simon Ho, Miss Lisa Lau Man-man and Ms Ann So Lai-chun, along with a number of Secretariat staff members, conducted an on-site observation of the 1 July procession. The observation began at the Police Command Centre at Police Headquarters, where the Police explained the work of the Commend Centre. Members then proceeded to Victoria Park to observe the procession at different locations, ending at the pedestrian precinct on Chater Road in Central.
26 June 2014
Mr Larry Kwok Lam-kwong (Chairman), Mr Eric Cheung Tat-ming, Ms Christine Fang Meng-sang, Dr Chan Pui-kwong, Mr Lawrence Ma Yan-kwok, Ms Noeline Lau Yuk-kuen, Hon Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong, Miss Sandy Wong Hang-yee, Dr Hon Helena Wong Pik-wan, Miss Mary Wong Tak-lan, Mr Edwin Cheng Shing-lung, Mr Clement Tao Kwok-lau, Mr Arthur Luk Yee-shun and Miss Lisa Lau Man-man attended the 1 July procession briefing held by the Police. During the briefing, Members gained a better understanding of how the Police handle public order events under the mandate of ensuring public safety, and exchanged views on Police arrangements for the procession.
6 June 2014
Miss Mary Wong Tak-lan and Mr Edwin Cheng Shing-lung were invited to the New Territories South Regional Complaints Prevention Committee meeting. Representatives of the committee reported on measures taken by the Police to reduce complaints, and stated that the district had had 119 complaint cases from January to April 2014, an increase of 32% compared with the same period in the previous year.
29 May 2014
During an open meeting, the Police briefed the IPCC on “Project Dawn”, launched by the Kwai Tsing Police District in September 2010. The project aims at improving internal police procedures, communication and cooperation so that front-line police officers could provide more appropriate assistance to people with mental illness. Members suggested that the project be extended to other districts, which would not only help complainants with mental illness, but would also enhance communication between the Police and the public to reduce the number of complaints.
30 April 2014
Mr Jat Sew-Tong (Chairman), Mr Eric Cheung Tat-ming, Dr Chan Puikwong, Mr Lawrence Ma Yan-kwok, Mr Simon Ip Shing-hing, Hon Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong, Miss Sandy Wong Hang-yee, Dr Hon Helena Wong Pikwan, Miss Mary Teresa Wong Tak-lan, Mr Adrian Yip Chun-to, Mr Clement Tao Kwok-lau, Mr John Yan Mang-yee, Dr Eugene Chan Kin-keung, Ir Dr Vincent Simon Ho, Miss Lisa Lau Man-man, Ms Ann So Lai-chun, and IPCC Secretariat staff visited the Kowloon Regional Command and Control Centre and the Yau Tsim District.
17 April 2014
Mr Eric Cheung Tat-ming, Mr Lawrence Ma Yan-kwok, Miss Mary Teresa Wong Tak-lan, Mr Clement Tao Kwok-lau, Ir Dr Vincent Simon Ho, and IPCC Secretariat staff took part in the Sports Day of the Police Service Quality Wing.
4 April 2014
Mr Edwin Cheng Shing-lung was invited to attend the New Territories North Regional Complaints Prevention Committee Meeting, at which the Police updated their recent police complaints prevention initiatives. They stated that the number of complaints received in 2013 had increased compared to those in 2012.
3 April 2014
Mr Jat Sew-Tong (Chairman), Hon Chan Kin-por (Vice-Chairman), Ms Christine Fang Meng-sang, Dr Chan Pui-kwong, Mr Lawrence Ma Yan-kwok, Mr Simon Ip Shing-hing, Ms Noeline Lau Yuk-kuen, Hon Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong, Miss Sandy Wong Hang-yee, Dr Hon Helena Wong Pik-wan, Miss Mary Teresa Wong Tak-lan, Mr Adrian Yip Chun-to, Mr Edwin Cheng Shing-lung, Mr Clement Tao Kwok-lau, Mr John Yan Mang-yee, Dr Eugene Chan Kin-keung, Ir Dr Vincent Simon Ho, Mr Arthur Luk Yee-shun, Miss Lisa Lau Man-man and Ms Ann So Lai-chun engaged with the Commissioner of Police and other senior police officers.
