, Jan. 5 -- Hong Kong will host the 94th INTERPOL General Assembly later this year, marking the first time the city serves as the venue and the third time the event is held in China. The gathering will bring police chiefs and ministers from INTERPOL's 196 member countries together to discuss global security challenges and strengthen international cooperation.

Vice Minister of Public Security of China, Xu Datong, recalled China's previous hosting of the assembly in Beijing in 1995 and 2017, noting the significance of Hong Kong's selection. At the closing ceremony of the 93rd General Assembly in Morocco last November, Xu, alongside Hong Kong Police Commissioner Chow Yat-ming, received the INTERPOL flag, officially designating Hong Kong as ...