6) Police Training Institutions

Since its establishment in 1844, the Hong Kong Police Force has evolved from a small sized law enforcement unit to a modern and forward-looking organisation comprising some 38,000 regular police, auxiliary police and civilian officers. Despite the numerous trials and tribulations over the years, the Force has withstood the test of time and has been providing professional services to the Hong Kong community – thanks to its sophisticated and comprehensive training and development programmes provided to its officers. Like the history of the Force, and against an ever-changing and challenging landscape, police training has also undergone considerable changes to address the different policing needs in different eras, as witnessed by the establishment of different police training institutions