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Hong Kong tests counterterrorism and crowd flow at Huanggang border crossing · 2 sources tracked

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Hong Kong recently conducted its first large-scale counterterrorism and crowd-flow drill at the redeveloped Huanggang border crossing. The exercise involved approximately 5,000 civil servants from various bureaus, testing passenger and vehicular traffic management, emergency response, and signage clarity. Officials, including the Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung, supervised the drill and noted areas for improvement, such as clearer signs and optimized queuing, ahead of the port's official opening. AI

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Jess Ma ·

    Hong Kong stages first counterterrorism drill at redeveloped Huanggang crossing

    Hong Kong authorities have conducted a counterterrorism drill at the revamped Huanggang border crossing and used a new “crowd flow” test to simulate an unexpected surge in passenger numbers, with about 5,000 civil servants taking part. The counterterrorism exercise on Saturday wa…

  2. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Leopold Chen ·

    Hong Kong holds first large-scale drill at revamped Huanggang border crossing

    Hong Kong has conducted its first large-scale drill at the revamped Huanggang border crossing, with authorities describing traffic flows at the facility as smooth. About 1,000 civil servants from more than 20 departments mobilised for Thursday’s drill. They were instructed to tra…

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