Due to an ombudsman's report deeming current procedures ineffective, Hong Kong's conservation officers will improve coordination with local police. This collaboration will allow for joint operations, including entering private residences to investigate suspected animal abuse.

Hong Kong’s conservation officers will step up coordination with police to carry out joint operations to enter private premises when investigating suspected animal abuse, following an ombudsman’s report that found existing procedures ineffective. A lawmaker on Friday also backed strengthening collaboration rather than granting Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) staff the power to enter flats, noting that investigative expertise rests with police. “With cases where there is...