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. 🚢🌊 🚢🌊 🚢🌊 🚢🌊 🚢🌊 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 🛡️. ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ 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 ➕ ● 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👤 ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ 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 ⬇️ 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 ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ 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. 🟰 🟰 🟰 🟰 🟰 🟰 🟰 🟰 🟰 🟰 ✨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🤝