​The Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, today (December 7) continued his visit to Shanghai and Hangzhou.
In the morning, Mr Tang went to the test centre of the Hong Kong civil service Common Recruitment Examination in Shanghai and visited officers of the Police Recruitment Division of the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) there. He was briefed on the publicity and on-site recruitment of inspectors and police constables, as well as the recruitment situation of the HKPF on the Mainland.
Mr Tang then met with Hong Kong people living in Shanghai and shared with them key policy initiatives of the Security Bureau next year and the latest situation of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on facilitating the flow of talent. He also had in-depth exchanges with them on their business operations and challenges they face.
In the afternoon, Mr Tang together with other officials departed for Hangzhou to continue the itinerary. He visited Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. to gain a better understanding on how video sensing and artificial intelligence technology are used to strengthen town security management, such as maintaining law and order, crime investigation, emergency rescue and more.
Mr Tang tomorrow (December 8) will visit the Asian Games Stadium in Hangzhou and meet with leaders of Zhejiang Province Public Security Department. Mr Tang hoped to learn from the experience in relation to security management and technology application strategy during the Asian Games in Hangzhou last year, so that preparation for the security work of the 15th National Games events to be staged in Hong Kong next year would be smoother.
In addition, Mr Tang will meet with Hong Kong businessmen and students in Hangzhou to know more about the business and study environment in the city. He will also visit the headquarters of the Alibaba Group to grasp the latest development of the use of technologies including artificial intelligence and big data.
Mr Tang will conclude his visit and return to Hong Kong tomorrow evening.
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