To further strengthen frontline commanders’ capability in operational command and decision making, the Operations Wing (OPS Wing) ran the fifth Advanced Incident Command Course between June 11 and 14 for ten senior superintendents.

In addition to lectures and experience sharing by retired Commissioner Lee Ming-kwai, speakers from the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People’s Government in HKSAR and the Department of Justice, the course included a series of tabletop and ground exercises on the themes of major public events, major incidents and terrorist incidents for enhancing the commanding and decision-making capability of participants.

Attendance of the course is a prerequisite for being selected to join the Command Cadre, which is a pool of commanders selected and trained to assume field command of major operations or incidents. To ensure that the commanding abilities and knowledge of commanders are up to date and always maintain at a highly effective level, the OPS Wing will continue to organise different thematic training and exercises tailor-made for different levels of commanders.

Director of Operations Chan Tung shares his experience at the tabletop exercise.