The Inter-departmental Counter Terrorism Unit conducted a counter-terrorism exercise codenamed \u201cBRAVELIGHT\u201d at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal on August 28.\u00a0 This exercise was the first conducted under the newly established \u201cThree-tier Prevention Framework\u201d.\u00a0 Additionally, the Emergency Monitoring and Support Centre was activated during the exercise, overseen by the Chief Executive, Mr John Lee; the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki; and the Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, thereby underscoring the government\u2019s commitment to counter-terrorism initiatives.<\/p>\n
The exercise simulated a scenario in which terrorists attempted to launch an attack upon arriving in Hong Kong via a cruise ship, staging a knife attack and shooting in the terminal lobby.\u00a0 Their accomplices subsequently took a passenger ship hostage, leading to a gunfight with the Police onboard.<\/p>\n
About 500 personnel from various departments and units participated in the exercise.\u00a0 For the first time, it was broadcast live on television and online.\u00a0 Nearly 200 volunteers from various community and youth organisations across different sectors and age groups were invited to participate in the exercise.\u00a0 Participants took on different roles in the exercise, gaining firsthand experience in applying the \u201cRun, Hide, Report\u201d emergency response advisory to protect themselves and others in critical situations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Inter-departmental Counter Terrorism Unit conducted a counter-terrorism exercise codenamed \u201cBRAVELIGHT\u201d at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal on August 28.\u00a0 This exercise was the first conducted under the newly established \u201cThree-tier Prevention Framework\u201d.\u00a0 Additionally, the Emergency Monitoring and Support Centre was activated during the exercise, overseen by the Chief Executive, Mr John Lee; the Chief […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"yoast_head":"\n