As an open and international city, Hong Kong is a potential target for terrorists, chief executive warns
Hong Kong is a potential target for terrorists and must maintain a high level of preparedness at all times, the chief executive has said, after the city successfully held its largest-ever counterterrorism exercise on Thursday at Kai Tak cruise terminal.
The 30-minute live-streamed drill, which involved more than 500 officers and 200 members of the public, was the first large cross-departmental counterterrorism exercise since the government set up a three-tier mechanism to boost Hong Kong’s defences against evolving global threats.
“This exercise is on the right track, it saw the highest number of participating departments ever and was the first to be live-streamed, helping participants feel the importance of their roles and be more engaged, professional and meticulous in their counterterrorism work,” Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said in a social media post.
Hong Kong disciplined services shape up for massive anti-terror drill in Kai Tak
