He said Putrajaya should give more attention to the police, whom he described as “stepchildren” when compared to other branches of the security forces.

Hamid said Bukit Aman lacked facilities such as a hall, parking lots and marching field.

“We hope the government will approve several projects for Bukit Aman. We do not have a hall and enough parking space. There is no field for officers to hold marching drills and they have to use the parking lots,” he told reporters.

He said if there is a hall at Bukit Aman, the police officers would be able to carry out certain activities and not have to use outside venues.

He said more parking lots will put an end to officers “rushing for parking space” and prevent them from parking under trees, which had damaged vehicles during thunderstorms.

Hamid said the facilities owned by the army are much better “as they have hospitals, modern buildings and their own college”.

“To compare us with the armed forces, the police are being treated like stepsons. Even our water cannons are 25 years old and our armoured cars are 42 years old.

“On top of that, the police are also involved in border security. My men are being attacked by smugglers. Our boats are only able to reach 10 knots at top speed while the machines owned by the smugglers can go as fast as 30 knots.

“We want more focus given to police logistics in the 2020 Budget. The police won’t ask for a hospital or a university, but efforts must be made to beef up the force,” he said.

Hamid also welcomed the transport ministry’s plan to build a commuter station near Bukit Aman.

“The ministry has agreed to the idea of building a commuter station at Bukit Aman, which will benefit the 3,000 to 4,000 officers working here.

“Workers at government agencies such as the Statistics Department and Health Department and offices nearby will also benefit from the project which, we hope, will be speeded up.”