The office, in Central, is part of a plan to provide greater assistance for visitors
The city's first police service centre was opened yesterday in Central, offering not just crime reporting services but also information for tourists lost in the city.
The ground-floor centre at 149 Queen's Road, Central, will be staffed by up to three officers around the clock.
It will share crime-reporting duties with the century-old Central police station at Hollywood Road, which will be relocated to Arsenal Street in Wan Chai later this month.
As well as its primary crime reporting function, the centre will also provide advice, maps and pamphlets to tourists. It will also provide the assistance of officers who can speak English and Putonghua.
Tang Kam-moon, regional commander of Hong Kong Island, said information was tailored to the area, which was often flooded with tourists.
'It is a new concept to promote better services to the community. This special service is tailor-made because it is a tourist area.
