Hong Kong bets on global police role with new academy to train 1,000 a year

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Hong Kong has opened an international policing academy intended to train 1,000 officers annually and strengthen cooperation with overseas law enforcement agencies. Chief Executive John Lee described the academy as an investment in collective security and international partnerships.

Hong Kong police aim to train 1,000 officers per year and bolster the city’s ties with overseas law enforcement agencies through a new international academy, which opened on Wednesday. Speaking at the opening ceremony for the Hong Kong International Academy of Policing, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the institution was an investment in collective security that would bolster the city’s international partnerships. “By bringing new enforcement leaders together, it would strengthen Hong...