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Family day camp by PRW & HKFYG
The Junior Police Call Permanent Activity Centre and Integrated Youth Training Camp (JPC@Pat Heung) and the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG) jointly organised a family day camp for the first time on December 27, 2022 to bring warmth to the underprivileged families.
HKFYG and Integrated Family Service Centre of the Social Welfare Department arranged 25 families to join the day camp at JPC@Pat Heung. Over 40 officers and HKFYG social workers joined hands to lead the participants in a variety of fun-filled activities, including leather workshop, adventure activities, ziplining, and mini-Pat Heung family race. Commissioner Siu Chak-yee attended the event and shared crime-prevention messages with the parents. Superintendent of Community Relations Division of Public Relations Wing (PRW) Fong Ho-ying and social worker of HKFYG Ms Auyang Zhirou shared with the parents common pitfalls faced by the youngsters and means to tackle such pitfalls as printed on The Chronicle of Juvenile Delinquency – The Go-to Guide for Teachers and Parents published by the Hong Kong Police Force.
Cross-disciplined Forces Training for EM Youth
The Seventh Cross-disciplined Forces Training Programme for Ethnic Minority Youth was held at the Hong Kong Correctional Services Academy at Stanley on December 30, 2022. The Programme was jointly organised by Public Relations Wing of the Force and the Correctional Services Department (CSD). Other disciplined services, including the Customs and Excise Department, Fire Services Department, Government Flying Service, Immigration Department, Auxiliary Medical Service and Civil Aid Service, showed their support by sending their officers to take part in the programme, which was held in the form of a day camp. A total of 29 ethnic minority youngsters were received.
The participants experienced the physical fitness test and Chinese-style footdrill training of CSD and visited the Correctional Services Museum and E-theatre. Representatives of the disciplined forces also introduced the scope of their work and the entry requirements, encouraging them to start their life planning early and build positive values so that they would become youth leaders and crime-fighting partners.
JPC Leadership Training Camps
More than 120 JPC members and leaders joined the JPC Leadership Training Camps held at JPC@Pat Heung during the Christmas and New Year holidays respectively.
In the leadership training camp held between December 23 and 25 of 2022, 40 JPC leaders participated in Chinese-style foot drill and Chinese-style flag-raising, simulated crime scene handling, rope course, abseiling, night orienteering and crate climbing. The tailor-made training aimed at enhancing participants’ team spirit, leadership, communication skills and resilience for preparing them to be youth leaders and crime-fighting partners.
In another leadership training camp held between January 7 and 8 of 2023, 85 JPC members from 21 districts received training on Chinese-style foot drill and Chinese-style flag-raising, faced challenges from rope course and abseiling, gained experience in handling simulated traffic accident and joined fingerprint workshop, night orienteering and dodgebee.
All the participants said that the training allowed them to experience police duties. They also found it a fresh sense and great satisfaction to overcome the challenges. JPC@Pat Heung will organise JPC leadership training camp on a regular basis to cultivate JPC members and leaders to become future pillars of society. For more details, please stay tuned to our JPC App.
GBA JPC Pioneers first trained in HK
District Commander of Border District (BORDIST) Ho Yun-sing and Chairman of BORDIST JPC Honorary President Council Mr Lee Koon-hung led over 20 JPC members living and studying in Shenzhen and Hong Kong to take part in the Leadership Training Day Camp at JPC@Pat Heung on January 18. The participants took part in a variety of adventure activities and new sports to enhance their team spirit, leadership and communication skills. The camp was the first one with Mainland JPC members coming to Hong Kong for an event. It facilitated JPC members from the two places to enhance mutual understanding and establish friendship.
