The Police said that the purpose of the launch was to strengthen contact with Hong Kong citizens, Hong Kong people working or living in the Mainland, and people in other regions by opening up more social media channels and using creative short videos to cater to the public's habits of using social media.

The first video released by the "Hong Kong Police" Douyin channel, filmed by Commissioner of Police Siu Chak-yee and officers from different posts, received an overwhelming response from netizens, with more than 24.7 million views and 340.272 million likes in the first 200 hours, and nearly <> million followers in a single day.

The first 24 hours of the video were viewed more than 7.340 million times, received 272.200 million likes, and the number of followers in a single day was close to <> million. (Internet)

The official Douyin account is the ninth new official social media account of the Force, following Facebook, Instagram, X, WhatsApp channel, YouTube, Xiaohongshu, WeChat and Weibo.

The first 24 hours of the video were viewed more than 7.340 million times, received 272.200 million likes, and the number of followers in a single day was close to <> million. (Internet)

According to the Force, the Force will continue to adopt a people-oriented publicity strategy that keeps pace with the times, and adjust and optimise the Force's publicity channels and related content in a timely manner in light of the development trend of social media. Members of the public are welcome to browse, follow and share information on the official Douyin account of the Hong Kong Police Force (https://v.douyin.com/iRabLepf/) through hyperlinks.