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June 14, 2005

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WTO security

There's growing worry that Hong Kong's police aren't adequately prepared for December's WTO summit.:

The police have little to say on the matter because, as Nelson Ng, chief information officer for the police public relations branch, said, "We haven't actually got the plan put together.''

Ng said police have yet to receive any notice from protesters, and so security preparations have been delayed...Commissioner of Police Dick Lee said Monday the police have no idea how many demonstrators to expect, or what will happen. ``We do not have sufficient information,'' he said.

Normally I'd be worried. But in fact the Hong Kong taxpayer has been funding both sides of this cause. As I said before, the police should make it clear to the protesters they are personally and directly liable for the costs and damage they cause. And the police could outsource the crowd control the various bouncers from nearby Wan Chai. They're very effective at dealing with the irrational and incoherent.

We should be thankful: compared to Australia's hosting of the APEC conference, Hong Kong is getting a bargain.

 posted by Simon on 06.14.05 at 01:12 PM in the WTO category.




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