Hong Kong bets on global police role with new academy to train 1,000 a year

Hong Kong police aim to train 1,000 officers per year and bolster the city’s ties with overseas law enforcement agencies through a new international academy, which opened on Wednesday. Speaking at the opening ceremony for the Hong Kong International Academy of Policing, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the institution was an investment in collective security that would bolster the city’s international partnerships. “By bringing new enforcement leaders together, it would strengthen Hong...