Hong Kong authorities will conduct their first counterterrorism drill overseen by the city’s leader on Thursday afternoon, featuring a live broadcast and the largest-ever public participation, the Post has learned. A source revealed on Monday that more than 500 government officers would participate in the exercise, with 200 members of the public observing and taking…
Terrorism may seem an unlikely priority for Hong Kong, which is fortunate to be neither a centre nor a target for such activity. But there are solid grounds for the city’s recent push to build counterterrorism readiness, given evolving global threats and challenges it faces hosting major events such as the coming National Games. Last…
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has chaired the first meeting of a high-level counterterrorism group, later announcing that a large exercise to simulate terrorist attacks on critical infrastructure will be held this month. The Chief Executive Counter-terrorism Steering Group discussed the progress of various groups under a new three-tier mechanism, global and local threats,…
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has chaired the first meeting of a high-level counterterrorism group, later announcing that a large exercise to simulate terrorist attacks on critical infrastructure will be held this month. The Chief Executive Counter-terrorism Steering Group discussed the progress of various groups under a new three-tier mechanism, global and local threats,…
A senior Liverpool executive said on Friday that Kai Tak Sports Park had been the “game changer” that brought the English giants back to Hong Kong. The Premier League champions, who last visited the city in 2017, will play AC Milan in front of a 50,000 sell-out Kai Tak Stadium crowd on Saturday night, two…