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Police? Jing Cha? Altered helmet may spell 'trouble' for city policeman

Police? Jing Cha? A traffic officer caused a stir online by wearing a helmet with the English word "police" replaced by its phonetic translation in Putonghua.

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The uniformed officer was pictured riding a police motorcycle wearing a helmet altered to prominently feature the words "Jing Cha", the pronunciation of the Putonghua word for "police", by a motorist behind him.

The picture was taken by the motorist near Lantau North police station on Shun Tung Road yesterday morning, and then widely circulated and discussed online.

A police spokesman last night confirmed the authenticity of the picture.

"The police will find out what happened.

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"If it is confirmed that someone violated the regulations, there will be an appropriate follow-up," the spokesman said.

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