(From left to right) Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw with HTX Chief Executive Chan Tsan (Photo: HTX/ Timothy Tiang)
HTX Chief Executive (CE) Chan Tsan recently led an official visit to Australia in August. The delegation met with government agencies including Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Border Force (ABF), Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA)
as well as industry partners.
Strengthening international partnerships
At a meeting with AFP, CE Chan Tsan and AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw re-affirmed their commitment to collaborating on science and technology for public safety and security.
Their meeting follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between AFP and HTX in August 2021 – HTX’s very first MOU (and inked during the COVID-19 pandemic) – to cooperate on science & tech.
Watch a video about the AFP-HTX MOU:
Innovating new capabilities with science & tech
The HTX delegation visited the new AFP National Forensics Rapid Lab at the New South Wales Regional Processing Mail Centre and AFP’s forensics complex at Majura, where the delegation met AFP’s technology detection dogs that have been specially
trained to sniff out hidden technology devices such as SIM cards and USBs.
(From left to right) Australian Federal Police Commander Paula Hudson with HTX Chief Executive Chan Tsan (Photo: HTX/ Fan Wenjie)
HTX CE Chan Tsan with an AFP technology detection dog (Photo: HTX/ Timothy Tiang)
“I look forward to what our agencies can achieve with science & tech to enhance the safety and security of our communities,” CE Chan Tsan said.
Expanding networks
(From left to right) HTX Deputy Chief Executive (Development) Ng Yeow Boon, ABF Deputy Commissioner North, West and Detention Kylie Rendina, ABF Commissioner Michael Outram, HTX Chief Executive Chan Tsan, ABF Deputy Commissioner South, East and Workforce
Cheryl Pearce, Australian Department of Home Affairs Group Manager Technology and Major Capability Michael Milford, and ABF Counsellor Singapore Sharon Linard (Photo: HTX/ Timothy Tiang)
CE Chan Tsan also called on ABF Commissioner Michael Outram APM during the trip. They discussed many common areas of interest for future collaborations between ABF, DHA, and HTX, including screening and detection capabilities, biometrics for immigration,
and robotics.
(From left to right) HTX CE Chan Tsan with Australian Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram APM (Photo: HTX/ Timothy Tiang)
Australian Border Force and HTX discussed opportunities to collaborate on science & tech (Photo: HTX/ Timothy Tiang)