Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09HONGKONG212
2009-02-04 10:39:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Consulate Hong Kong
Cable title:
FY2008 SUMMARY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING BY
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UNCLAS HONG KONG 000212
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/CM
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL SNAR PINS ASEC TW CH HK
SUBJECT: FY2008 SUMMARY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING BY
AMCONGEN HONG KONG
UNCLAS HONG KONG 000212
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/CM
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL SNAR PINS ASEC TW CH HK
SUBJECT: FY2008 SUMMARY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING BY
AMCONGEN HONG KONG
1. (SBU) Law enforcement cooperation and capacity building
are top priorities in Post's Mission Strategic Plan. To this
end, during FY 2008, USG security officials stationed at
AmConGen Hong Kong organized and/or funded training programs
for 69 police officers, 79 customs officials, and five other
law enforcement personnel from Hong Kong and Macau. A total
of 136 Hong Kong and 17 Macau law enforcement officials
participated in these programs. Of the customs officials, 68
officials at Hong Kong's port received Secure Freight
Initiative (SFI) operator training from Sandia Labs under the
sponsorship of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. Other
training courses for Hong Kong and Macau police, customs and
other government officials included crime scene
investigations, computer and financial crime investigations,
and leadership development, among other course topics. Most
of those courses were conducted at ILEA, Bangkok.
2. (SBU) Acting within their regional area of operations,
U.S. Secret Service (USSS) personnel at the Consulate General
also provided counterfeit currency detection training to 150
Taiwan airport police and customs officials in Taipei. USSS
provided a similar multi-day training program to 125
employees of China Construction Bank in Harbin, China. In
addition, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration personnel
stationed in Hong Kong provided asset forfeiture training to
40 Taiwan police, customs, coast guard and justice ministry
officials.
3. (SBU) In total, USG personnel stationed at AmConGen Hong
Kong provided law enforcement-related training to 468
individuals during FY2008, including 190 from Taiwan and 125
from mainland China. This does not include numerous
conference and seminar speaking engagements for USG personnel
assigned to the Consulate.
4. (SBU) FY2009 training courses for Hong Kong and Macau law
enforcement personnel have thus far included topics similar
to those listed previously, as well as courses covering
strategic commodity transfers and proliferation awareness.
DONOVAN
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/CM
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL SNAR PINS ASEC TW CH HK
SUBJECT: FY2008 SUMMARY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING BY
AMCONGEN HONG KONG
1. (SBU) Law enforcement cooperation and capacity building
are top priorities in Post's Mission Strategic Plan. To this
end, during FY 2008, USG security officials stationed at
AmConGen Hong Kong organized and/or funded training programs
for 69 police officers, 79 customs officials, and five other
law enforcement personnel from Hong Kong and Macau. A total
of 136 Hong Kong and 17 Macau law enforcement officials
participated in these programs. Of the customs officials, 68
officials at Hong Kong's port received Secure Freight
Initiative (SFI) operator training from Sandia Labs under the
sponsorship of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. Other
training courses for Hong Kong and Macau police, customs and
other government officials included crime scene
investigations, computer and financial crime investigations,
and leadership development, among other course topics. Most
of those courses were conducted at ILEA, Bangkok.
2. (SBU) Acting within their regional area of operations,
U.S. Secret Service (USSS) personnel at the Consulate General
also provided counterfeit currency detection training to 150
Taiwan airport police and customs officials in Taipei. USSS
provided a similar multi-day training program to 125
employees of China Construction Bank in Harbin, China. In
addition, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration personnel
stationed in Hong Kong provided asset forfeiture training to
40 Taiwan police, customs, coast guard and justice ministry
officials.
3. (SBU) In total, USG personnel stationed at AmConGen Hong
Kong provided law enforcement-related training to 468
individuals during FY2008, including 190 from Taiwan and 125
from mainland China. This does not include numerous
conference and seminar speaking engagements for USG personnel
assigned to the Consulate.
4. (SBU) FY2009 training courses for Hong Kong and Macau law
enforcement personnel have thus far included topics similar
to those listed previously, as well as courses covering
strategic commodity transfers and proliferation awareness.
DONOVAN