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Public Order
conducted by law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to prevent or detect serious crime and protect public security. The Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance is an independent oversight authority, appointed by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Chief Justice.
The commissioner is assisted by a secretariat in performing his statutory duties, which include overseeing and conducting reviews of the compliance by LEAs and their officers with the ordinance's relevant requirements; carrying out examinations upon application from persons who suspect that they are subjects of interception or covert surveillance conducted by LEAS; giving notifications to those affected in cases of interception or covert surveillance without the authority of a prescribed authorisation; and making recommendations to the Secretary for Security on the code of practice issued under the ordinance and to the heads of LEAs to better carry out the objects of the ordinance and the provisions of the code of practice.
The commissioner submits annual reports to the Chief Executive with statistical information and the commissioner's assessment of the overall compliance with the ordinance's requirements during the year. The annual report for 2012 was submitted to the Chief Executive in June 2013 and tabled in the Legislative Council in November 2013.
Narcotics Division
The Security Bureau's Narcotics Division (ND) co-ordinates policies and measures to combat the drug problem. It also oversees anti-money laundering measures relating to the detection of physical cross-boundary transportation of currency and bearer negotiable instruments and the regulation of designated non-financial businesses and professions on customer due diligence and record-keeping requirements.
Overall Strategy and Co-ordination
The government adopts a five-pronged strategy in fighting drug abuse. It involves preventive education and publicity, treatment and rehabilitation, legislation and law enforcement, external co-operation, and research.
The Action Committee Against Narcotics (ACAN), a non-statutory body, advises the government on anti-drug strategies. Chaired by a non-official, ACAN comprises 17 non-official members. from the medical, legal, education, media, business, community and social service sectors, and six official members (the Commissioner for Narcotics and representatives from the Education Bureau, the Hong Kong Police Force, the Department of Health, the Customs and Excise Department and the Social Welfare Department). Under a reciprocal appointment arrangement between Singapore and Hong Kong, the Director of Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau also sits on the committee. ACAN has two subcommittees: on preventive education and publicity; and on treatment and rehabilitation.
Preventive Education and Publicity
The ND continued to adopt 'Stand Firm! Knock Drugs Out!' as the main theme for anti-drug preventive education and publicity initiatives in 2013. In collaboration with Radio Television Hong Kong, it launched a territory-wide campaign against youth drug abuse. Initiatives
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