Hong Kong police to mobilise more than 8,000 officers for National Day
- Preparations undertaken to ensure flag-raising ceremony, cocktail reception and related public events run in safe and orderly manner, insider says
- Police will carry out patrols in different districts while plain-clothes officers will be deployed to strategic sites to carry out surveillance
The preparations were being carried out to ensure the official flag-raising ceremony, National Day cocktail reception and related public events on October 1 ran in a safe and orderly manner, a force insider said on Wednesday.
He said police would cordon off the area in Wan Chai around Golden Bauhinia Square and the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, where ceremonies would be held, from around Wednesday midnight.
Counter Terrorism Response Unit personnel and Special Tactical Squad officers, also known as “Raptors”, would be among the thousands on duty on Thursday and Friday.
“Officers will carry out patrols in a high-profile manner in different districts. In addition, plain-clothes officers will be deployed to strategic sites to carry out surveillance,” the source said.
He said the force would continue to carry out risk assessment, enhance personal protective gear for frontline officers and raise safety awareness.