About 100 police officers have volunteered to be mentors of 150 secondary students under an initiative to help young people develop positive values.
The Intensive Community Mentoring Scheme is funded by the Quality Education Fund and co-organised by the police and the Network for Health and Welfare Studies of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Students from three secondary schools are taking part in the project.
The head of police public relations, Chief Superintendent Alfred Ma Wai-luk, said the programme aimed to cultivate positive values among Hong Kong teenagers.
'We believe an effective means to prevent crime is to impart correct values to our teenagers,' he said.
Mr Ma also said he was pleased the force was actively participating in the programme and hoped the officers could give emotional and academic support to the teenagers.
Yuen Tsang Woon-ki, head of the Department of Applied Social Sciences at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, said the programme also tried to establish harmonious relationships between adults and teenagers.