Hong Kong – Commissioner of Police inspects Hong Kong Road Safety Patrol’s 60th Anniversary Parade (with photos)
Commissioner of Police inspects Hong Kong Road Safety Patrol’s 60th Anniversary Parade (with photos)
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The Commissioner of Police, Mr Siu Chak-yee, today (March 26) served as the reviewing officer to inspect the 60th Anniversary Parade of the Hong Kong Road Safety Patrol (HKRSP) at the Hong Kong Police College.
Officiating at the parade, Mr Siu Chak-yee said: “It is a significant milestone for HKRSP to mark the 60th anniversary of its establishment this year. This is the first time for HKRSP to adopt Chinese-style foot drill at its anniversary parade, demonstrating HKRSP’s sense of national identity and sense of belonging to the country.”
According to Police figures, there were 89 fatal traffic accidents in 2022, a drop of 5 cases as compared with 2021. This marked a record low since 1954. The number of fatal and serious traffic accidents also dropped by 46%, from 1,918 in 2021 to 1,045 in 2022. The number of fatal and serious traffic accidents involving bicycles also decreased by 71%, from 515 in 2021 to 150 in 2022.
However, Police noted that elderly pedestrians aged 65 or above were the most vulnerable road users in traffic accidents. In 2022, there were 38 elderly pedestrians aged 65 or above died in traffic accidents, accounting for 70% of the total number.
The Government has all along been devoted to raising public awareness on road safety and strengthening their knowledge on using roads properly. In collaboration with HKRSP and other partners, Police strive to promote road safety. Besides supporting various publicity campaigns on road safety, HKRSP also conveys messages and information on road safety to the elderly and other stakeholders through its networks, and encourages mutual support and assistance among all sectors of the community to care for elderly pedestrians.
Police launched the first WeChat report platform – “Project PROVE – Public Reporting Offences with Video Evidence” in May 2022, for members of the public to upload videos and photos and report non-emergency traffic related offences. The project aims at raising the law-abiding awareness of motorists, to stay alert and exercise tolerance and patience, in order to raise the general road safety. The “Project PROVE” platform has received more than 57,000 reports up to the end of February 2023, with an average of 5,200 reports per month.
HKRSP has developed into a team of over 11,000 members. In addition to more than 370 kindergartens, primary and secondary schools as member schools, over 30 elderly and adult traffic safety teams have also been established.
Police will continue to work closely with HKRSP to promote the importance of road safety and encourage all sectors of society to pursue the vision of “Zero Accidents on the Road, Hong Kong’s Goal”.
Police and OGCIO jointly host Inter-departmental Cyber Security Drill to enhance Government’s cyber defence capability (with photos)
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Police make arrests for two cases in relation to suspected contravention of National Security Law
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Police appeal to the public not to take part in, advertise or publicise any unauthorised assemblies
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Police work with OFCA to promote anti-scam messages (with photos)
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A roving exhibition themed “Smart Use of Communications Services” from yesterday (February 11) for two consecutive days, with various activities including the display of informative panels, consumer education short videos and game booths, was organised by the OFCA at L3, The LOHAS, 1 Lohas Park Road, Tseung Kwan O, with an aim to enhance public knowledge about how to choose and use communications services smartly. In support of the exhibition, officers of the Anti-Deception Coordination Centre (ADCC) and CyberDefender of Police took part in the event to elaborate some common fraud typologies and educate the public to stay vigilant against deception when using communications services.
Police also took this opportunity to promote the 24-hour “Anti-Scam Helpline 18222” operated by the ADCC and the one-stop scam and pitfall search engine “Scameter” on the CyberDefender website. When the public encounters suspicious calls, messages and websites and the like, they can enter the platform account name or number, payment account, phone number, email address, URL, etc. on “Scameter” to assess the risk of fraud or call the “Anti-Scam Helpline 18222” for enquiries.
Hong Kong – Police and OGCIO jointly host Inter-departmental Cyber Security Drill to enhance Government’s cyber defence capability (with photos)
The Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau (CSTCB) of the Hong Kong Police Force and the Government Computer Emergency Response Team Hong Kong under the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) co-organised the 7th Inter-departmental Cyber Security Drill today (March 22). The Drill aimed to strengthen the preparedness and the overall incident response capability of government departments to cyber attacks.
In their opening remarks, the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime), Ms Chung Wing-man, and the Assistant Government Chief Information Officer (Cyber Security and Digital Identity), Mr Daniel Cheung, both pointed out that the increasing prevalence of cyber attacks posed greater cyber security risks to government departments. They hoped the Drill would strengthen participants’ competency to cope with cyber threats, thereby further enhancing the Government’s overall ability to prevent, detect and respond to cyber attacks.
The Drill was held in a hybrid online-offline format for the first time, with participation of 232 information technology officers from 68 government bureaux and departments. The Drill featured a practical exercise system, allowing participants to exchange ideas on various cyber-attack scenarios, and conduct real-time incident response and investigation.
Prior to the Drill, the CSTCB held an online training workshop for the participants, during which the CSTCB, together with cyber security experts, shared with the participants strategies and techniques against cyber attacks, promoting communication and collaboration between the Government and the industry.
In addition, to maintain close liaison and review the round-the-clock communication mechanism with respective government departments, the CSTCB conducted a nine-day emergency communication exercise between February 27 and March 7. The exercise simulated a scenario in which the authorities are required to notify the relevant departments about cyber attack incidents outside office hours, with a view to ensuring the effectiveness of the communication mechanism and laying a solid foundation for future joint response actions to cyber attacks.Hong Kong – Police make arrests for two cases in relation to suspected contravention of National Security Law
The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force (NSD) today (March 9) and yesterday (March 8) arrested two women in two separate cases for contravening the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (National Security Law).
The NSD conducted an enforcement operation on Hong Kong Island today and arrested a 65-year-old woman for suspected collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security, contravening Article 29 of the National Security Law.
Besides, the NSD conducted an enforcement operation in Sau Mau Ping on another case yesterday and arrested a 23-year-old woman for suspected inciting secession, contravening Article 20 and 21 of the National Security Law. Investigation revealed that the arrested woman was suspected of publishing online posts that incite Hong Kong independence.
The arrested persons are being detained for enquiries.Hong Kong – Police appeal to the public not to take part in, advertise or publicise any unauthorised assemblies
Police today (March 4) received a notification from an organisation that a public order event on Hong Kong Island scheduled tomorrow (March 5) would not be held. The Letter of No Objection issued to the organisation therefore has become invalid.
Any persons who continue to assemble in the relevant locations tomorrow would be considered participating in an unauthorised assembly, and may commit the offence of “taking part in an unauthorised assembly” in accordance with the Public Order Ordinance, and on conviction, shall be liable to a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment; advertising or publicising an unauthorised assembly is liable to a maximum penalty of 12 months’ imprisonment.
Police appeal to the public not to take part in, advertise or publicise any unauthorised assemblies. In the interests of national security, public safety, public order and other concerns, Police have the duty to adopt various appropriate measures to prevent any unlawful activities. Police will deploy adequate manpower in relevant locations on the day and take resolute enforcement actions.Hong Kong – Police work with OFCA to promote anti-scam messages (with photos)
In view of a marked increase in the number of deception cases in recent years, Police, in collaboration with the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) and mobile network operators, set up a working group in September 2022 to coordinate the formulation of telecommunications measures against telephone and online deception, as well as enhancing cooperation on anti-deception publicity and education in order to step up efforts in combatting deception and disseminate anti-scam messages to the public in a more comprehensive manner.Ads
