{
  "id": 13025140,
  "title": "Police launch degree programme for officers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/police-launch-degree-programme-for-officers-13025140",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T03:31:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK News",
    "slug": "rthk-news",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1873273-20261009.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Hong Kong Police Force has introduced a new degree program for its constables and sergeants who lack a bachelor's qualification. This Bachelor of Policing in Security and Criminal Investigation will commence in March at the Hong Kong Police College. The curriculum encompasses criminal investigation, police training, field internships, and a graduation report. Police officials aim to enhance officers' qualifications, as currently, only around 40% hold a degree. Head of the School of Specialised Learning at the college, Cheung Hoi-yan, anticipates the programme to be highly appealing, as it is offered to officers who do not possess a bachelor's degree. During their police training, officers can study towards this applied degree, balancing their work responsibilities. The Hong Kong Police Force shoulders all tuition costs, but graduates must serve a minimum of two years in the force or repay the expenses. The force earned degree-awarding status in August, following approval by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications, marking it as the first government department in Hong Kong to confer undergraduate degrees.",
  "summary": "Police constables and sergeants without a degree can now earn one on the job with tuition fully covered, as the force launches its first bachelor's programme in March. The Bachelor of Policing in Security and Criminal Investigation will be offered at the Hong Kong Police College. The curriculum covers criminal investigation, police training, frontline internships and a graduation report. The…",
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        "title": "Police launch degree programme for officers",
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