NPCC Alumni Dinner

cum community service fund raising project for NPCC-OEP

Date: Friday 31 August 2007
Time: 7.00pm to 9.00pm
Price: $50 per pax (8-course dinner)
Venue: Sembawang Country Club Chinese Restaurant @ Level 2
249 Sembawang Road, Singapore 758352 [Map]

This year, our NPCC alumni dinner will be a fund-raising event for the NPCC-OEP project just like for the Golf Event to be held on the same day. (It will be the same dinner as for the golf event. If you are participating in the golf event need not sign up for this dinner.)

interested members please click here to download registration and donation form and reply before 17 August 2007.

We would also like to take this opportunity to raise fund for National Police Cadet Corps Overseas Expedition Project (NPCC-OEP), an overseas youth exchange project which NPCC Cadets get to lead and organize expeditions to any ASEAN country, China, or India, to provide voluntary services for the needy communities there example by teaching their children in schools and helping them build or renovate schools and homes.

In 2004, NPCC collaborated with the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) to inaugurate the 1st NPCC-Overseas Expedition Project (OEP) to Yunnan, Peoples' Republic of China. This Service Learning OEP saw 20 youths involved themselves in community based project with the local villagers for 21 days under harsh living environment. [click here to see previous OEP report].

Your support to this fund-raising event will cultivate team spirit among cadets and inspire them through meaningful overseas community service, to make a difference to the lives of others, at home and abroad.

Informal Socials @ SPOM

Another Alumni event not to be missed

Friday 27 Jul 07 @ 7.00pm at SPOM,
Mount Pleasant Road
(near to old Police Academy)

Block this date on your calendar!

Take this opportunity to catch up with old friends and network with new ones.

The month end informal socials is on next Friday at Senior Police Officer Mess (SPOM). Let's make an effort to come and contacts all others for this informal networking and socialising. They may come earlier for dinner (dutch) at the cafeteria.

Let's get this socials revitalised again.

[Map] [Street Directory]

Visit To Police K-9 Unit

A community service event for Chen Su Lan Methodist Children’s Home cum leisure event for alumni members. The Police K-9 Unit is previously known as The Police Dog Unit. It was officially opened on 31 Jan 2004 for its new Mowbray Camp location at 2 Mowbray Road (off Choa Chu Kang Way), Singapore 688253.

Date: Thur 06 Sept 2007

Time:	Proposed Programme
0830 hrs	Departure from Children's Home (for the children of the Home)
0930 hrs	Arrival at Police K-9 Unit Short introduction of the Police K-9 Unit
0945 hrs	Witness dog training Security Dog (field) Narcotic Detector Dog (human search) Explosive Detector Dog (vehicle search)
1100 hrs	Tour or kennelling facilities
1130 hrs	Return to Children's Home
1230 hrs	Lunch at Children's Home (plan is subjected to changes)

This is on school holiday and hope that most of us can make an effort to be volunteers for this community service. This is also a leisure event for our alumni's family members.

We need volunteers to help in the event for the children, and also assist in logistic planning (transport and refreshment arrangement, goody bags for kids, etc).

Any volunteer? Please reply and submit your family members' names if they are coming. (We will confirm the payment amount per person once the volunteers have worked out the figures)

[click here to reply online]

[map of Police K-9 Unit]
[map of Chen Su Lan Methodist Children’s Home]

Golf Event for Alumni

A NPCC Alumni Golf Tournament 2007 Event to raise funds for NPCC-Overseas Expedition Project (OEP)

Date: Friday 31st Aug 2007

Time: 1300hrs (1pm sharp)

Venue: Sembawang Country Club,
            249 Sembawang Road, Singapore 758352 [Map]

Guest-of-Honour: Dr. Teo Ho Pin, Member of Parliament
            Mayor, North West Community Development Council
            (Dr Teo is also an ex-NPCC Cadet Inspector, 1977)

Trophies will be presented to top 3 champions and overall gross for both men and women catergories.

Participation fee:
- Individual ($200)
- Individual for member of Sembawang Country Club ($140)
- 1 Flight ($800)
- Corporate - Flight of 4 players ($3000) with 'Corporate A-Sign' advertisement at the Course Fairway

Format of play: Stableford

Lunch and dinner will be provided for participant

Lunch at Golfers' Terrace from 11.30am onwards
Dinner at 7.00pm @ Chinese Restaurant at 2nd Level (will be held together with the NPCC Alumni Dinner on the same day)

interested members please click here to download registration and donation form for more details, or contact Kester Tan for any enquiry.

The purpose of holding the NPCC Alumni Golf Event is to raise funds for National Police Cadet Corps Overseas Expedition Project (NPCC-OEP), an overseas youth exchange project which NPCC Cadets get to lead and organize expeditions to any ASEAN country, China, or India, to provide voluntary services for the needy communities there example by teaching their children in schools and helping them build or renovate schools and homes.

In 2004, NPCC collaborated with the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) to inaugurate the 1st NPCC-Overseas Expedition Project (OEP) to Yunnan, Peoples' Republic of China. This Service Learning OEP saw 20 youths involved themselves in community based project with the local villagers for 21 days under harsh living environment. [click here to see previous OEP report].

Your support to this fund-raising event will cultivate team spirit among cadets and inspire them through meaningful overseas community service, to make a difference to the lives of others, at home and abroad.

Corporate Sponsorship to support this community event would be most welcome. Interested corporation please contact Kester Tan for any enquiry. [Contact Details & Registration Form]

For individual who does not play golf, your contribution for donation to this fund-raising event would be greatly appreciated. [Donation Form]

We also need individual sponsorship for door gifts, lucky draw prizes, or other items to be used for event decoration. Your generous support will be crucial to make this meaningful event a success! [please contact Kester Tan for details.]

NPCC Inter-area Officers' Annual .38 Revoler Shooting Competition 2007

(NPCC Officer Annual Invitational Shoot)

This year's shooting competition (Finals) will be held on 25 Aug 2007 (Sat) at Home Team Academy Range. Stay tuned to find out more!

Competition Objectives
1. To raise the level of proficiency in musketry through friendly competition
2. To encourage a competitive spirit amongst officers of the Corps
3. To provide a feel for management and conduct of range target shooting

Dates of Preliminary
21 Jul 2007

Date of Finals
25 Aug 2007

Competition Venue
Home Team Academy Range

Deadline for Nomination
6 Jul 2007

NPCC Alumni came in 2nd postition last year for the 2006 Inter-Organisation Invitation Shoot (Mr Tan Puay Kern Challenge Trophy) while our alumni member Teo Chun Liang scored a perfect 200 marks.

Any member who is interested to represent the NPCC Alumni team for this year competition, please email to activities@npccalumni.org.sg or

click here to submit your name to us online

Teo Ho Pin

Dr Teo Ho Pin is a Mayor of North-West District and Member of Parliament for Bukit Panjang Constituency in Singapore. He is also the President of the Building & Estate Management Alumni Association of National University of Singapore over the past decade. Dr Ho will be presented with the NUS Distinguished Alumni Service Award on 5 July 2007.

Dr Teo was an NPCC cadet of New Town Secondary School (1973-76) and cadet inspector (1977-78). He was also very active in Singapore Lifeguard Corps and NUS Lifeguard Corps. He was the top 1st year student and subsequently graduated in 1985, with Honours in Building from the National University of Singapore (NUS). After graduation, he joined NUS as a teaching staff in the Department of Building. With the NUS Overseas Graduate Scholarship, he attained his masters in Project Management (Top M.Sc Student) and doctorate in Building (PhD), from the Heriot-Watt University, UK.

Dr. Teo's first experience as a volunteer was during his secondary school days, where he was in the National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC). He was very involved in his CCA, which provided opportunities for him to be involved in community work. During his days in NPCC, he was a shooting instructor at the Police Academy. When he became a MP, he was invited back to his secondary school to officiate the school's commemoration day.

He became the Chief Executive Officer of Jurong Town Council in 1991. As the Chief Executive, he was responsible for the management of over 40 000 units of HDB flats. In 1997, he was elected as MP for Sembawang GRC, which sparked off his career life as a MP.

Dr. Teo has been in the Grassroots for over 25 years, dating back to 1981, where he first joined the Grassroots volunteer as a Young Executive Committee (YEC) member during his university days. When he was running the town, one of the MPs nominated him to be a potential candidate to be a MP. Dr. Teo then joined the Sembawang GRC, which was a 6 member GRC. After which, he was appointed by the Prime Minister to become a Mayor, in year 2001.

Over the last 10 years, Dr. Teo has been playing his part well as a MP and a Mayor, by serving and bonding the community. When he was appointed to become a Mayor, the first thing that he did was to help the retrenched and unemployed. The passion that Dr. Teo has towards his job was evident. “I’ll work with grassroots leaders and MPs to see how we can match jobs for those who need them. We'll also look into how we can help those making adjustments in their family lives as a result of the recession,” he said, when interviewed by The Straits Times on 17th November 2001.

When faced with a challenge, Dr. Teo would always work it out with his partners. By making things transparent, he would get more heads to come in together and think of a way to overcome the challenge. Dr. Teo works together with the respective Grassroots Organizations, the People’s Association, and other voluntary welfare organizations, and under his good leadership and guidance, they were able to get things done. One of his ex-employee commented that Dr. Teo was “very good at garnering grassroots support” and “very prompt in deciding how to deal with the issues of the day”.

Apart from being a MP and a Mayor, Dr. Teo also has a family with 3 children. Having such a busy job with long working hours, Dr. Teo has to be able to strike a balance between his career and family. However, it isn’t easy to do so. Even with proper time management, he still has to sacrifice some family time. Despite so, Dr. Teo is able to maintain his family well, because of the strong support and understanding from his family members.

[click here to see Dr. Teo Ho Pin in cadet inspector course 1977]

[A weblog of - Dr. Teo Ho Pin]

Happy Birthday to Andrew Tan

Dear Andrew Tan,
our Alumni President,


Wishing you all the pleasures of life - on your birthday and always.

Best wishes from all of us
NPCC Alumni

Happy Birthday to Chua Siew Lea

Dear Siew Lea,
our Alumni Committee Member for Publicity,


Wishing you all the pleasures of life - on your birthday and always.

Best wishes from all of us
NPCC Alumni

Happy Birthday to Ong Siong Seng

Dear Siong Seng,
our Alumni Vice President,


Wishing you all the pleasures of life - on your birthday and always.

Best wishes from all of us
NPCC Alumni

Teo Chun Ching

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Teo Chun Ching (Zhang Junqing) is an ex-NPCC cadet and cadet inspector of Dunman High School (1987-92). Chun Ching was awarded with Singapore Police Force (SPF) Overseas Scholarship in 1993 to study Engineering Science at Oxford University.

Chun Ching has been a victim of many crimes. When he was overseas, that is. He and his companions have had their pockets picked in Russia, Rome and Egypt, his bicycle stolen, and his house in England broken into.

His encounters with crime and crime-busters overseas have convinced him that the sense of safety in Singapore is extremely valuable and often taken for granted.

Chun Ching explained how the Singapore Police works: "We have a multi-prong approach. We are harsh on crime and have strict laws but at the same time, the police work closely with the community thru community policing. We want to be approachable and in touch with the people and their problems."

Dealing directly with the public and solving their problems was one of the reasons Chun Ching accepted the Singapore Police Force (SPF) Overseas Scholarship in 1993. He said: "At 18, I was after excitement and adventure. I didn't want a desk-bound job. I wanted to contribute to society, and with the police, you see the results of your work."

Chun Ching, 30, with background in Engineering Science that seemed miles apart from police work, but he finds a parallel between the two. He said: "You are given a problem and you have certain constraints, limited resources and a process of analysis to work out the best solution - that is similar to police work, especially in operations where you're dealing crimes and resources."

Looking back, he is glad he had the chance to study overseas. It was in Oxford that he met his wife with whom they have a son and a daughter. He has the following advice for new scholars: "Learn as much as you can, meet as many people as possible and travel widely. You'll have no time to rest once you start work."

Currently holding the post of Deputy Commander, Jurong Police Division, Chun Ching is pleased to return to the frontline after a fruitful stint in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) HQ. He has this to say about his current role: “Being a division Deputy Commander is wonderful opportunity for learning and contributing. There is a total of 1000 officers in Jurong Police Division and it is invigorating to lead such a big group of people. The responsibilities are immense and I am humbled by the trust placed in me. My experience so far has been most varied and enriching. In a short span of 3 months, I have had to work at managing the Human Resource elements, revamping the audits and inspection system, improving the various service programmes, reviewing the operations processes at the land checkpoints to enhance border security, etc. There certainly has not been a dull day so far.”

Prior to Jurong Police Division, Chun Ching spent two years at MHA in two different postings of one year each. He started off as the Senior Assistant Director, Joint Operations Management, where his role was to provide strategic operational guidance from Ministry HQ to Home Team departments in the execution of their operations and national issues. In doing so, he interacts with senior management including Minister and Permanent Secretary. As such, he is exposed to policy making at the highest levels. “It is exhilarating to be involved in such high-level discussion and policy decisions. I have certainly benefited hugely with a better understanding of the issues facing our nation,” he exclaimed. Subsequently with the emphasis on security and counter-terrorism, Chun Ching was transferred to the newly set-up Homefront Security Office, where he dealt with non-conventional threats such as chemical, biological and radiological terrorism. He also participated in the Ministry’s efforts in dealing with SARS and Avian Flu.

Before MHA, Chun Ching was Head Operations and Training at Tanglin Police Division from April 2000 to Jul 2002 and found that was his most intense job to date. During his tenure he had to deal with the aftermath of the Sep 11 attack because most embassies and foreign establishments are located in his division which covers the Orchard Road and Bukit Timah area. Furthermore there were high-level ministerial conferences held in the division too. The General Elections also took place then. He has this to say about his experience there: ”It was very tough. There were countless security operations to handle and yet we could not neglect our more routine duties to fight against crime and maintain law and order in a very busy division. A lot of sacrifices were made by all the officers at Tanglin.”

This was quite different from his first posting as an Investigation Officer at Central Police Station at Beach Road in 1998. There he dealt with criminal and non-criminal cases like suicide, spouse and maid abuse. While it was exciting to deal with criminal cases, DSP Teo found the latter more difficult. The police are the first people that are contacted in times of trouble. "It was a stressful time because you're dealing with people with problems. Often there are emotions involved. We try to get social agencies to help, but some of these cases happen in the middle of the night so we have to play counsellor as well," elaborated Chun Ching on this eye-opening experience.

In 1999, he was posted to Planning and Organisation at the Police Headquarters. His job was conceptual in nature and dealt with corporate planning for the Force. This was a desk-bound job that he did not mind. "It was a very stimulating time. We looked at the challenges facing Singapore, like the foreign population and the Internet, and devised strategies to deal with them. Often, we engaged in discussions with top management," he said.

"Those who think that Police is a rank-conscious, spit-and-polish organisation working mindlessly to catch thieves will be in for a shock. Everyone is expected to be a thinking officer and everyone's contributions is valued," he added.

Chun Ching cherishes his life in the Police. He said: "I am who I am because of my experience as a Police officer. No other career can do the same for me."

Teo Chun Ching
Deputy Commander
Jurong Police Division
2004 to 2005
(Currently on study leave pursuing MBA in INSEAD wef 9 Jan 2006)

Source: http://www.spf.gov.sg/career/lead/atwork/commanders_chunching.htm

Singapore Police Force Career Website

Happy Birthday to Tan Thiam Soon

Dear Thiam Soon,
our Alumni Assistant Honorary Secretary,


Wishing you all the pleasures of life - on your birthday and always.

Best wishes from all of us
NPCC Alumni