Commissioner of Police Siu Chak-yee said following the Police Force graduation parade today (9th) that the Police Force still encountered challenges in recruiting in the past few years. In addition, the Police Force faced a wave of retirements and the disciplined services required a large number of manpower. More than 600 people joined the force, up from an average of 200 on the previous three occasions.
Xiao Zeyi took questions from the media following the graduation parade. Xiao pointed out that in the past few years, the police force has encountered challenges in recruiting. In recent years, there have been many large-scale infrastructure projects in Hong Kong, which requires a large number of manpower for the disciplined services. The police force recruits staff through the recruitment experience day every season. In the latest time, 657 people joined, which is a significant increase compared to the previous three times when an average of regarding 200 people joined each time. He said he was encouraged. He also pointed out that it would attract graduates to join the Police Force Seniors Scheme in tertiary institutions.
As for the Association of Police Ranking Officers, expressing dissatisfaction with the salary increase for civil servants, Xiao said that the Civil Service Bureau had already communicated with the association, so he would not comment.
Originally published on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/local/rejection commentators and associations are dissatisfied with the salary increase-Xiao Zeyi-The number of recruits has rebounded significantly/327823
