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Public Order

The Drugs, Toxicology and Documents Group works in three areas:

• Abused drugs;

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Analysis of blood and urine in drink-driving and drug-driving cases, urinalysis and hair drug testing to support abused-drug monitoring programmes, and toxicological examination in suspicious deaths and criminal offences; and

• Examination of handwriting and documents, and technical support in testing the production quality of Hong Kong smart identity cards and e-passports.

The Criminalistics and Quality Management Group undertakes forensic tests on trace evidence, marks and impressions, and human DNA. It provides a round-the-clock crime scene examination and consultation service. Officers are trained to ascertain causes of fires, reconstruct traffic accidents and interpret bloodstain patterns.

Civil Aid Service

The Civil Aid Service (CAS) is a government auxiliary emergency service set up under the Civil Aid Service Ordinance, with 107 civil servants and nearly 8,000 adult volunteers and cadets.

The CAS Cadet Corps develops leadership potential and cultivates civic awareness in cadets aged 12 to 17 through training in foot drill, basic emergency rescue, crowd management, first aid and rock climbing. Special efforts go into recruiting ethnic minority cadets to enhance social inclusiveness. The School Partnership Scheme, which offers disciplinary and leadership training to junior secondary students, attracted 1,000 students from 19 secondary schools to apply for the corps in 2020.

CAS members are trained to provide rescue services, to patrol country parks and hiking trails and to assist people in need of help. In 2020, 72 mountain search and rescue assignments were undertaken.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, CAS assisted the Department of Health in managing various quarantine facilities. More than 98,000 CAS man-shifts were deployed in running over 5,900 quarantine units (including units in four designated quarantine hotels) where over 27,000 individuals underwent compulsory quarantine.

Websites

Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance: www.sciocs.gov.hk Independent Commission Against Corruption: www.icac.org.hk

Narcotics Division: www.nd.gov.hk

Security Bureau: www.sb.gov.hk (links to disciplined services)

Three-year Plan on Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Services in Hong Kong (2018-20): www.nd.gov.hk/en/three_year_plan_2018_2020.htm

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