Government to restructure Public Security Police Force

The Government will restructure the Public Security Police Force to offer more promotion opportunities for officers, Secretary for Security, Mr Cheong Kuoc Va, said today. Frontline officers would benefit from this as it would increase the number of senior posts, Mr Cheong said, at the graduation ceremony of the Fifth Training Programme for Public Security Forces Police Cadets. He said the Government was planning to increase the starting salary index for police officers from 195 points ($10,725 patacas) to 260 points ($14,300 patacas), in line with Macao’s latest social and economic growth. At the same time, the entry academic requirement for new officers will be raised from Form 3 to Form 5. About 200 cadets due to start training in late April would help strengthen the security forces, Mr Cheong added.