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Some 120 elderly today (December 21) participated in Launching Ceremony of the Senior Police Call (SPC) organised by the Hong Kong Police Force.
SPC aims at strengthening communication between the Police and the elderly community with a view to promoting their personal safety, avoiding becoming victims of crimes, and enhancing their awareness of road safety. Through implementing SPC, the Police hope to foster a fight crime partnership with the elderly to promote crime prevention messages as well as to realise their potentials.
Speaking at the ceremony, Police Director of Operations, Mr Paul Hung Hak-wai, noted that a number of Police Districts had already organised various activities to serve the elderly. Both participants and community stakeholders find such activities have positive impacts on the community. In future, the Force will strengthen the liaison among different Police Districts on SPC in order to make the scheme more effective.
"We hope SPC can provide the elderly with an effective platform to keep regular contact with the Police, so as to further enhance the communication between the Police and the elderly. By organising different activities, we hope to raise participants' awareness of crime prevention. As a result, we can live in a safer society," Mr Hung said.
Police Director of Management Services, Mr Tang How-kong, hosted a forum on productive ageing during the ceremony. Participants include Chairman of Elderly Commission, and Director of Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies of Lingnan University, Professor Alfred Chan Cheung-ming; Director of the Sau Po Centre on Ageing of University of Hong Kong, Dr Terry Lum Yat-sang; Chairman of Road Safety Campaign Committee, Dr Eric Cheng Kam-chung; Chief Social Welfare Officer (Elderly) of Social Welfare Department, Mr Tan Tick-yee; Chief Officer, Elderly Service of The Hong Kong Council of Social Service, Ms Grace Chan Man-yee; and Police Public Relations Branch Superintendent (Community Relations), Ms Chan Wing-mee. They also exchanged views with elderly who attended the forum.
Police Report No. 251
Ends/Friday, December 21, 2012
Issued at HKT 18:58
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