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CU SCOPE
UMP
大學廣場
OCT 2013
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s a Patrol Sub-unit Commander serving in Shatin
Division right now, I am very glad that I joined the
Police Mentorship Programme (PMP) since it made my
childhood dream come true.
In 2010, I joined PMP to know more about policing in Hong
Kong since I had always planned to join the Police after
graduation. This was such a great experience because
not only did I meet caring and inspirational mentors, who
were senior police officers graduated from CUHK, the
programme also offered me an opportunity to work in one
of the most exciting police divisions, the Yau Ma Tei Police
Station.
During the summer of 2010, I spent eight weeks in Yau
Ma Tei Police Station working on research projects
including “Street Management Issues in Yau Ma Tei” and
“Bridging the Gap Between Non-ethnic Chinese (NEC)
and the Community in Yau Ma Tei”. While working on the
projects, I had great opportunity to apply research skills
on interesting topics. In addition, it was also very flattering
as the recommendations I made from insights obtained
by surveys, and interviews with community leaders,
district councilors and scholars were well appreciated and
adopted by the local Police for future planning.
After that summer, I was more determined to join the
Police as I realized that policing was not only about
“catching the bad guys” as depicted in TV shows, but
also about community policing, which is crucial to make
the local community a better, safer and more harmonious
place for people. Therefore, I applied the position of Police
Inspector after graduation and fortunately got the offer.
In February 2012, I went into the Police College in Wong
Chuk Hang and started the nine-month of demanding,
memorable and rewarding training, which equipped me
with Police knowledge, confidence and leadership skills.
If you are thinking about joining the Police, I highly
recommend PMP since this is the best opportunity to
know more about Hong Kong Police. I hope that one day,
you will be working with me and others hand-in-hand on
making Hong Kong the safest place to live in!
Britney (right) participated at a big Non-ethnic Chinese
(NEC) gathering in Yau Ma Tei community centre, for
a project on "Bridging the Gap between NEC and the
community". Surveys were conducted with the NECs
who attended the gathering on their concerns of policing,
satisfaction level on policing and suggestions on how to
improve trust between NECs and the police.
The Police Mentorship Programme (PMP) was first launched
in March 2004 as a proactive recruitment strategy to inspire
high calibre undergraduates from local universities to join
the Force as probationary inspectors (PIs) immediately after
their graduation. PMP provides a network which allows
free interaction between selected police officers and elite
undergraduate students of local universities. The Programme
operates on a one-and-half-year basis. A Police Mentor will
take care of a few Mentees and the recommended activities,
accomplishes the objectives of PMP. To further promote the
mentees’ interest in joining the Police Force, mentees would
be chosen to undertake projects / job assignments in various
Police Formations. The primary objective is to provide a
platform for the mentees to obtain work experience in their
field of studies and appreciate the work of police through
participation in projects.
Stay tuned with the news and events at
for the upcoming intake of PMP!
Stepping up
for your
DREAM
and the
Choi Gi Lam, Britney
Graduate in Psychology, 2011
COMMUNITY
