The Hong Kong Police Force today (November 11) held the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong International Academy of Policing (HKIAP). Over 400 representatives from overseas and local law enforcement agencies attended the event, where they witnessed this significant milestone in the development of international police training.
 
     Speaking at the ceremony, the Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, said that security challenges are increasingly complex and borderless, and that strong international connectivity is therefore vital to global security and prosperity. He said that the Hong Kong Police Force, building on its strong local foundation and with the inauguration of the HKIAP, is committed to expanding its global collaboration in leadership development and training. He added that the HKIAP will strengthen Hong Kong's international partnerships, which will in turn reinforce Hong Kong's role as a "super connector" and "super value-adder".
 
     Addressing the ceremony, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Chow Yat-ming, said that the HKIAP is committed to formalising long-term ties with leading institutions worldwide. Uniting their expertise not only modernises police training, but also bolsters the collective capability to stay ahead of increasingly complex global challenges.
 
     The Hong Kong Police Force established the HKIAP in alignment with the National 15th Five-Year Plan, to actively participate in the high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road initiative, and to tie in with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government's policy direction to promote high-level external co-operation. Using training as a gateway, the HKIAP provides training programmes tailored for overseas law enforcement agencies, particularly those from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, countries along the Belt and Road and the Middle East region, with the vision of becoming a world-class training base and exchange platform for policing talent.
 
     The HKIAP will co-ordinate more than 20 hallmark programmes spanning two major categories:
 
(1) Hallmark training programmes: Focusing on key professional fields such as strategic command and leadership for policing, control tactics application, counter-terrorism and crisis management, criminal investigation, and protection and security, these programmes aim to build a high-level, professional exchange platform for law enforcement agencies and partners overseas, promoting mutual learning through shared experiences, knowledge-sharing and pragmatic collaboration in the field of public security; and

(2) Police leadership forums: Focusing on issues including emerging crime trends, smart policing, cross-border law enforcement cooperation and corporate governance, the forums will invite global police leaders, experts and scholars to Hong Kong to build a police dialogue platform with a national perspective, Hong Kong characteristics and international influence, thereby deepening strategic mutual trust and expanding cooperation networks.
 
     Course details are available on the HKIAP website (www.police.gov.hk/hkiap).
 
     At the opening ceremony, a representative from the Hong Kong Police Force signed Memoranda of Understanding with representatives from the police academies of two Belt and Road countries, namely, Cambodia and Saudi Arabia, to deepen bilateral police training exchanges and lay a solid foundation for jointly addressing future transnational law enforcement challenges.

Ends/Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Issued at HKT 17:26

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