Police officers stand guard outside the police headquarters in Wan Chai, June 21, 2019. (ROY LIU / CHINA DAILY)
Hong Kong has a well-tried mechanism to supervise and evaluate the performance of its police officers, Chief Secretary for Administration Matthew Cheung Kin-chung and Secretary for Security John Lee Ka-chiu said on Wednesday, in response to questions about current practices for handling complaints about police.
The Independent Police Complaints Council comprises 28 members from the legal, medical, education, social welfare and business sectors, as well as lawmakers
After investigation by the Complaints Against Police Office, the cases will be passed on to the Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC), which is “entirely independent, statutory, and has a well-tried mechanism”, Cheung said.
It is more appropriate to use this existing mechanism to handle recent cases, he added.
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Echoing Cheung, John Lee said the IPCC can play an effective role in handling complaints about law enforcement regarding controversial issues, citing the “Occupy Central” protests in 2014 as an example.
The IPCC will decide on ways to deal with complaints independently in accordance with the Independent Police Complaints Council Ordinance, he added.
The IPCC comprises 28 members from the legal, medical, education, social welfare and business sectors, as well as lawmakers.
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