Complaints Against Police Office

The Complaints Against Police Office (CAPO) is a unit within the Hong Kong Police Force that handles complaints against the force's officers. The Office is part of the Complaints and Internal Investigations Branch of the force's Service Quality Wing.

Complaints Against Police Office Chinese: 投訴警察課
Abbreviation	CAPO
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Hong Kong
Operational structure
Headquarters	G/F, Annex Block, Caine House, 3 Arsenal Street, Wanchai
Agency executive	LAW, Shui Sum, Senior Superintendent of Police
Parent agency	Hong Kong Police Force
Website
Official website

Complaints Against Police Office
Traditional Chinese	投訴警察課
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Tàuh sou gíng chaat fo Jyutping Tau4 sou3 ging2 chaat3 fo3

All reviews conducted by CAPO are monitored by the Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC).

In 2006 to 2008, 325 police officers were disciplined on substantiation of the complaints against them. Of these, 292 were given advice, 12 given warnings, 12 cautioned, two reprimanded, six severely reprimanded and one dismissed subsequent to criminal conviction.

There have been criticisms that CAPO lacks credibility and transparency in handling complaints against the police, and also that the IPCC has limited monitoring power.^[1]