23 November 2013
Mr Ricky Chu (Secretary-General) attended the Children’s Council Meeting 2013 and expressed his views on the motion: “The government should protect children’s right to political participation.” He offered suggestions to Child Councilors for their deliberation.
18 November 2013
Mr Ricky Chu (Secretary-General) was interviewed by Child Councilors from the Children’s Council 2013. He discussed with them the IPCC’s position on the motion that “The government should protect children’s right to political participation”.
30 July 2013
Mr Simon Ip Shing-hing and representatives of the IPCC Secretariat were invited to attend a meeting with Mrs Panit Nitithanprapas, the Chief Ombudsman, Prof Siracha Charoenpanij and Dr Pravich Rattanapian, Ombudsmen, as well as delegates from different departments of the Office of the Ombudsman of Thailand. The meeting concerned police oversight in Thailand and Hong Kong.
20-31 May 2013
Ms Cherry Chan (Legal Adviser), Mr Henry So (Assistant Secretary-General), and Mr Samson Lam (Senior Vetting Officer) were invited by the Canadian Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to attend a conference. They exchanged views with overseas experts under the theme of the conference, “Civilian Oversight: Promoting Accountability, Independence and Transparency”. During the trip they visited the Commission for Public Complaints against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner and the Office of the Independent Police Review Director. Through this visit they learned of the legislative frameworks and cultural backgrounds under which different oversight systems operate.
13-16 May 2013
The IPCC has arranged a short attachment programme for two officials from the Public Security Bureau of the Tianjin Municipality and the Public Security Bureau of the Beijing Municipality respectively. During their stay with the IPCC, they learned about the role of the IPCC and the work of the vetting team. They also paid a visit to CAPO.
18 April 2013
Mr Jat Sew-Tong (Chairman) was invited by the Centre for Comparative and Public Law, the Centre for Civil Society and Governance and the Department of Government and Public Administration of the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong to give a public lecture on “Public Dispute Resolution in Hong Kong: A Practitioner’s Note”.
08 April 2013
Mr Henry So (Assistant Secretary-General) met with Professor Tim Prenzler, Chief Investigator of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security, and Professor of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. The IPCC provided Mr Prenzler an introduction of its roles and functions, and exchanged views with him on how the Police enforce their duties in Hong Kong and Australia.
