ICAC command course attracts seasoned officers from 19 law enforcement agencies
2014-11-28
Twenty-seven seasoned graft fighters and law enforcement officers representing 19 agencies from Hong Kong, the Mainland, Macao and overseas jurisdictions have completed a four-week training course on leadership and law enforcement management run by the IC AC.
Addressing the closing ceremony of the 34th ICAC Chief Investigators’ Command Course today (Friday), ICAC Commissioner Simon Peh Yun-lu said that as seasoned law enforcement officers, participants must be ready to embrace changes, adopt best practice polices and provide the best service to the public.
Peh noted that the command course had been designed to broaden their horizons and help them become more effective leaders in meeting present day challenges as law enforcers in different parts of the world.
Experienced trainers and prominent speakers from legal, business and public service sectors shared their valuable experience with the course participants. Senior ICAC officers also conducted case studies of some major ICAC investigations.
Speakers included Mr Justice Patrick Chan Siu-oi, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal; Mr Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, President of the Legislative Council; Mr Lam Woon-kwong, Convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council; Mr Chow C hung-kong, Chairman of both the Advisory Committee on Corruption and the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited; and Mr Dick Lee Ming-kwai, former Commissioner of Police.
Mr John Forquer of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Academy of the United States served as the leadership coach.
Meanwhile, a five-day study visit to Shanghai had been arranged for the participants to call on various authorities, including the Shanghai Municipal People’s Procuratorate.
Apart from nine ICAC officers, the course participants also included senior officers from the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, the Australian Federal Police, the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bhutan, the Corruption Eradication Commission of the Republic of Indonesia, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau of Singapore, the Singapore Police Force, the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency, the Department of Homeland Security of the United States, and the FBI of the United States.
Also attending the course were senior officials from the Shanghai Municipal People’s Procuratorate, the Guangdong People’s Procuratorate and the Macao Commission Against Corruption.
Locally, the Correctional Services Department, the Customs and Excise Department, the Fire Services Department, the Hong Kong Police Force, the Immigration Department and the Securities and Futures Commission also sent officers to the command course.
Addressing the closing ceremony of the 34th ICAC Chief Investigators’ Command Course today (Friday), ICAC Commissioner Simon Peh Yun-lu said that as seasoned law enforcement officers, participants must be ready to embrace changes, adopt best practice polices and provide the best service to the public.
Peh noted that the command course had been designed to broaden their horizons and help them become more effective leaders in meeting present day challenges as law enforcers in different parts of the world.
Experienced trainers and prominent speakers from legal, business and public service sectors shared their valuable experience with the course participants. Senior ICAC officers also conducted case studies of some major ICAC investigations.
Speakers included Mr Justice Patrick Chan Siu-oi, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal; Mr Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, President of the Legislative Council; Mr Lam Woon-kwong, Convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council; Mr Chow C hung-kong, Chairman of both the Advisory Committee on Corruption and the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited; and Mr Dick Lee Ming-kwai, former Commissioner of Police.
Mr John Forquer of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Academy of the United States served as the leadership coach.
Meanwhile, a five-day study visit to Shanghai had been arranged for the participants to call on various authorities, including the Shanghai Municipal People’s Procuratorate.
Apart from nine ICAC officers, the course participants also included senior officers from the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, the Australian Federal Police, the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bhutan, the Corruption Eradication Commission of the Republic of Indonesia, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau of Singapore, the Singapore Police Force, the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency, the Department of Homeland Security of the United States, and the FBI of the United States.
Also attending the course were senior officials from the Shanghai Municipal People’s Procuratorate, the Guangdong People’s Procuratorate and the Macao Commission Against Corruption.
Locally, the Correctional Services Department, the Customs and Excise Department, the Fire Services Department, the Hong Kong Police Force, the Immigration Department and the Securities and Futures Commission also sent officers to the command course.