Hong Kong officer recalls Interpol secondment ahead of assembly
SingTao · 1 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
The Hong Kong Police Force is using the run-up to the 94th Interpol General Assembly to showcase how its officers have worked inside international policing networks. The assembly will be held in Hong Kong from November 30 to December 3, bringing together more than 1,000 police chiefs, senior government officials and Interpol leaders from 196 member countries. Senior Superintendent Hung Hing-fan (孔慶勳), now serving in the Commercial Crime Bureau, said her 2016 to 2018 secondment to Interpol’s Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore gave her first-hand experience of coordinating with jurisdictions facing very different security and development conditions. She said the posting also allowed Hong Kong police to share operational and liaison experience with overseas counterparts while explaining the force’s work in Hong Kong to foreign colleagues
Key Points
- Hung was seconded to Interpol’s Singapore-based Global Complex for Innovation as liaison officer for Asia and the South Pacific from 2016 to 2018
- Her work covered 38 countries plus the Hong Kong and Macau bureaus, promoting understanding and use of services including Red Notices and the I-24/7 network
- She said regional priorities varied sharply, with some places focused on cybercrime while smaller island states were more concerned about piracy or environmental crime
- During visits to more than 10 countries, she encountered disrupted policing conditions in Afghanistan, post-earthquake Nepal and the Maldives after a political upheaval
- Hong Kong police currently have two officers stationed at the Singapore innovation centre, helping develop strategies to respond to global cybercrime threats
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers, the account offers a concrete example of how local officers operate within global law-enforcement systems rather than only through bilateral contacts. With the Interpol General Assembly being staged in Hong Kong for the first time, the force is presenting those secondments as evidence of the city’s capacity to host major international security events and contribute expertise on cross-border crime