PROTECTING🇭🇰WITH ONE ACCORD
The successful completion of the 1st major
#CT drill since the🇭🇰3-TIER PREVENTION FRAMEWORK’s establishment last NOV at
#KaiTak Cruise Terminal🚢on AUG 28 by ≈500 officers from
🇭🇰Inter-departmental
#CounterTerrorism Unit (ICTU)
🇭🇰relevant depts➕orgs
—is a testament to the
#WitAndGrit of as well as seamless collaboration & powerful synergy between all the elites forming 🇭🇰’s
#FirstLineOfDefence.
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Perched at the end of the runway of the former 🇭🇰Kai Tak Airport✈️—the 🇭🇰Kai Tak Cruise Terminal🚢🌊 is 1 of the city’s major tourism infrastructures & transportation hubs.
The 3-storey terminal building—equipped with clearance facilities & amenities—is a landmark at the 🗺️world-renowned 🇭🇰
#VictoriaHarbour.
The cruise terminal—boasting 2 berths to accommodate 2 large cruise liners🚢🚢 simultaneously—is capable of handling the boarding & disembarking of thousands of passengers at the same time.
Determined to be 🇭🇰’s safeguard that citizens & tourists can entrust their safety with—different 🇭🇰HKSAR Government departments & relevant organisations stay poised at all times to handle & defuse any violent / indiscriminate attack 🛡️.
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The CT exercise—codenamed ‘BRAVELIGHT’ & encompassing actions AT SEA🌊 | ON LAND🥾| IN THE AIR🚁—saw officers👇
● from the 6 🇭🇰disciplined services constituting the ICTU under the 🇭🇰Security Bureau:
✅👤 Correctional Services Dept
🛃🐕🦺 Customs & Excise Dept
🚒🚑 Fire Services Dept
🚁🆘 Government Flying Service
🛂🔎 Immigration Dept
🚓⛴️ Police Force—Counter Terrorism Response Unit | Emergency Unit |
#ExplosiveOrdnanceDisposal Bureau | Police Tactical Unit | Small Boat Division | Special Duties Unit
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● from the:
🛳️🌊 Marine Dept
🥼 Government Laboratory
🏥🚑 Hospital Authority
🚢🌊 Kai Tak Cruise Terminal
—working closely together & harnessing an array of cutting-edge / hi-tech equipment to:
🚩subdue terrorists who launched shooting attacks💥, held passengers hostage⛴️ & started a fire onboard the vessel🔥
🚩bring persons in distress back to safety via swift
#SearchAndRescue🚁, first-aid🆘 & evacuation↩️↪️
🚩remove threats to
#PublicSafety by promptly handling suspected explosives💣
🚩collect crucial info from persons at the scene to assist with investigations on the go🔎
🚩apprehend all the assailants & suspects
#InTheNickOfTime👤
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As a 🌏metropolis—🇭🇰HK is NOT immune from threats posed by the complex geopolitical & ever-evolving terrorism landscapes worldwide🗺️.
To bolster across-the-board CT preparedness—the 🇭🇰Chief Executive spearheaded the establishment of the THREE-TIER PREVENTION FRAMEWORK in 2024:
TIER1️⃣—Chief Executive CT Steering Group
TIER2️⃣—Secretary for Security CT Co-ordinating Group
TIER3️⃣—7 inter-departmental working groups
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As the first large-scale
#CTexercise conducted under the framework, live broadcast📺 & streaming🖥️ were unprecedentedly arranged for
#PublicEducation purposes—enabling citizens to observe real-life CT procedure during a simulated crisis in real time to absorb crucial
#LifeSaving skills together with the ≈200 volunteers putting into practice the 3-part rule of thumb in the actual drill:
✅RUN
✅HIDE
✅REPORT
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The smooth execution of the CT exercise at the📍
#KaiTakCruiseTerminal has stood all the participating units in good stead when they ensure
#VenueSecurity &
#MajorEventSecurity going forward—especially during the imminent:
● 15th🇨🇳
#NationalGames➕the 12th🇨🇳National Games for Persons with Disabilities-cum-the 9th🇨🇳National Special Olympic Games to be co-hosted by📍HK
● election🗳️for the 8th🇭🇰Legislative Council
—later this year.
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✨To learn more about the large-scale joint CT exercise ‘BRAVELIGHT’ conducted on AUG 28—please visit:
info.gov.hk/gia/general/2025…
✨You can watch / rewatch the exercise in full at:
youtube.com/live/ksaJbojMukM…
SAFEGUARDING🇭🇰 IN UNISON🤝