The Police and Science International Forum opened on Sunday in
Hangzhou, the capital of east China’s Zhejiang
Province. The three-day event has attracted more than 300
specialists from around the world to discuss the latest police
science techniques and technologies.
Chinese police are paying particular attention to the
application of this information to security for the 2008 Beijing
Olympic Games.
To provide a safe and secure environment for Games participants,
a comprehensive security plan incorporating advanced science and
technology will be implemented, according to Cao Dongxiang,
director of the Major Event Division of the Beijing Public Security
Bureau. Measures being discussed include major event security,
crisis management and anti-terrorism.
“We should formulate and improve laws and regulations related to
the Olympics to provide legal support for safeguards,” said
Cao.
Public relations training is also necessary to create a kind and
professional image of Chinese police, Cao added.
Possible challenges for security may appear as offshoots of wars
in other parts of the world, threats from terrorists and possible
conflicts caused by differences among nations, cultures, history
and ideologies, said Cao.
Traffic control in Beijing is also a major hurdle. Estimates put
3 to 4 million motorized vehicles on the streets of the capital
city by 2008.
Law enforcement authorities from the Athens
Olympics and experts from the United States, Britain, Canada,
and Australia suggest that China study examples provided by other
international sporting events.
“Measures being considered and planned now by China will be part
of the careful planning for the Beijing Olympic Games,” said T.J.
Kennedy, who served as deputy director of fire and emergency
medical services for the Utah Olympic Public Safety Command.
(China Daily, China.org.cn November 8,
2004)