POLICE are drawing up a policy on security technology to ensure that any state-of-the-art equipment they buy actually meets their needs.
Instead of a piecemeal approach by various sections, the police committee aims to drawing up a policy consistent and compatible within the force.
An ad hoc group member, Detective Superintendent Graham Lander of the Crime Prevention Bureau, said the policy could prevent a situation in which choice of technology and equipment was incompatible with existing systems.
He said that the working committee would submit recommendations to the chiefs-of-staff and that one suggestion was likely to be a permanent advisory committee to prevent operational mistakes.
''Obviously, the force would not want to see spending further on technology plans which can't interface with existing systems. We want to be one step ahead to prevent potential problems.
''This is important as we have so many projects coming up such as the new Marine Police headquarters, an extension to the present police headquarters and the new airport police station at Chek Lap Kok,'' he said.