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PPRB also assisted the Fight Crime Committee in planning and implementing the Fight Crime Publicity Campaign 2010-11.
Police policies and operational priorities are made available to the public by Police Community Relations Officers while the Junior Police Call (JPC) Scheme and the Police School Liaison Programme serve as bridges between the Police and young people.
To keep the public abreast of crime trends and crime prevention measures, PPRB produces Police Magazine, Police Report and Police Bulletin. It also assists local and overseas TV broadcasters and film-production companies in production of TV dramas, documentaries and films related to police work as well as supporting the Create Hong Kong in processing applications for filming-related licences.
During the year, PPRB published a bi-weekly newspaper, Offbeat; a JPC monthly newsletter; an album entitled Police Action; and the yearbook Hong Kong Police Review 2009. The album won the Honors Award in the Special Project category of the Galaxy Awards 2010 while the review won the Judges' Special Award for 2010 Best Annual Report Awards organised by the Hong Kong Management Association.
Organised by the Police Force and sponsored by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the Good Citizen Award Scheme gives recognition to citizens who have assisted the Police in fighting against crime. During the year, 80 citizens received awards under the scheme.
Police hotlines and crime information forms provide convenient channels for reporting crime. By year-end, the Police had received a total of 23 648 hotline phone calls (excluding those made to the 999 emergency hotline) and 5011 crime information forms, resulting in 224 arrests.
Planning and Development
The Central District and Central Division completed their move to a new building at 2 Chung Kong Road, Sheung Wan in July. The move signified the amalgamation with the Waterfront Division to form the single-division Central District. The report room in the former Waterfront Police Station was refurbished under a pilot scheme to modernise the design. The vacated Arsenal House Low Block accommodation was occupied by the Wan Chai District which was relocated from 123 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai. The relinquished building, together with the adjacent vacated Police Married Quarters at Jaffe Road, was returned to Government for redevelopment.
Information and Communication Technology
With funding support from the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council in May, the Police Force started pre-implementation work on the development of the Second Generation Communal Information System (CIS 2). The key people-centric, procedure-driven and process integration features of CIS 2 aim to enhance quality and efficiency of policing services.