The PPRB of the Public Relations Division of the Police Force has been upgraded to the PR Wing of the Public Relations Division. The new Assistant Commissioner (Public Relations) Chen Dong met with the media for the first time last Friday (12th). In the future, he will lead PR Wing to clarify false news faster and more actively to improve Police-community relations.
Chen Dong disagreed with an organization's claim that the sharp drop in Hong Kong's press freedom was related to the police's law enforcement actions. "This is not a true argument. If it was restricted, many questions would not have been asked." Regarding the arrest of several netizens by the police, he published " "Incitement" remarks, Chen Dong reiterated that remarks must not be illegal, the police will only arrest if there is prima facie evidence, and will not aimlessly.
The PPRB of the Police Force has been upgraded to the PR Wing, the new director of the Public Relations Department, Chen Dong: Tell good police stories
Assistant Commissioner (Public Relations) Chan Tung (right) believes that "Public Relations is all about everything", and expects the department to achieve three "towards", namely "Meticulous, Delicate and Extreme"; next to the Chief Superintendent (Public Relations) Relations Department) Zeng Shuxian.
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The relationship between the police and the people has deteriorated. Chen Dong: It is related to the fact that the citizens receive fake news and listen to them
After the social incident in 2019, the relationship between the police and the community fell to a freezing point. Chen Dong pointed out that the decline in the relationship was related to the public's biased listening to fake news and fake news.
He pointed out that there was a lot of fake information on the Internet in the early years, and described "one case is too much". Since the implementation of the "Hong Kong National Security Law", the number has decreased. At the same time, the police force will organize different activities to establish police-community relations. "The relationship is not good. If you do one thing today, you can do it overnight, and the relationship will get better day by day, but it is necessary to take the initiative to build a more cooperative relationship with the community from all walks of life.”
Introduce a 24-hour public opinion tracking mechanism to avoid misunderstanding and hatred
Chief Superintendent (Public Relations) Zeng Shuxian said that in order to combat fake news, the police have introduced a 24-hour public opinion tracking mechanism, pay attention to online public opinion to clarify fake news as soon as possible, she said: "The destructive power of fake news in 2019 is very strong. There is a case of rape in the Xinwuling Detention Center, which shows that the destructive power is far-reaching. If it is not clarified as soon as possible, there will be opportunities for the public, especially the young people, to misunderstand the government and the police force, and thus generate hatred.”
Zeng Shuxian continued to point out that the police had already clarified a lot of false information on the Facebook page earlier. Some netizens once questioned the police officer holding a gun at a smoker. It was confirmed that someone entered the game center with a weapon. The pepper water launcher was raised only when the weapon was abandoned. Some netizens also pointed out that the police voted against the private car driver who did not wear a mask. The truth was that a motorcyclist did not wear a mask after getting off the car, and was then prosecuted, "Although it is a It's a small matter, but if we don't clarify it as soon as possible, the public may not understand the police's law enforcement and the principles of the use of force."
Chen Dong: The police attaches great importance to press freedom, otherwise many questions will not be asked.
In recent years, some organizations have reported that the degree of freedom of the press in Hong Kong has gradually declined. Some people think that this is related to the police’s arrest of two media organizations.
When asked whether the freedom of the press in Hong Kong is restricted, Chen Dong emphasized: "The police force and Hong Kong respect the freedom of the press and individuals. There is no doubt. As for the restriction of freedom of the press, this is not a true argument. If it is restricted, there are many just now. The question has not been asked, and it shows that we respect freedom of the press.”
Regarding the recent arrest by the National Security Department of two administrators of the Facebook page "civil servant secrets" for allegedly "carrying out seditious acts", Chen Dong pointed out that he would not comment on individual cases.
He reiterated that any remarks made by the public cannot break the law. When asked how to distinguish between "incitement" and "venting", he pointed out that the police must have prima facie evidence to make arrests and would not aimlessly.
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