Key facts
- Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the academy targets about 1,000 trainees a year, of whom about 200 would be overseas law enforcement officers.
- Lee said the academy would host more than 20 international training programs and forums by the end of 2027.
- Lee said a senior police leadership forum would be held in Hong Kong in April 2027.
- Police representatives signed cooperation memorandums with Cambodia's Police Academy and Saudi Arabia's Naif Arab University for Security Sciences.
Hong Kong opened the Hong Kong International Academy of Policing on November 11, 2026, with a ceremony attended by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu. Lee said the academy aims to train about 1,000 police personnel a year, including about 200 overseas law enforcement officers, and would deepen international police exchanges through training courses, leadership forums and outreach activities.
Lee said the academy would host more than 20 international training programs and forums by the end of 2027, including a senior police leadership forum in Hong Kong in April 2027. He said the institution was an investment in collective security and would strengthen the city's international partnerships, citing cybercrime, financial fraud and terrorism as cross-border challenges.
After the ceremony, police representatives signed memorandums of understanding with Cambodia's Police Academy and Saudi Arabia's Naif Arab University for Security Sciences on police training cooperation. The ceremony included a demonstration of how law enforcement officers respond to a terrorist attack.