Although the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are still six years away,
the security departments in Beijing have already started detailing
security plans.
On
Tuesday the Beijing Bureau of Public Security invited 22 experts
from disaster-relief, meteorology, electricity, construction and
other industries closely related to public security to be members
of a special expert pool. These experts will make suggestions and
help evaluate security measures at every stage leading to the 2008
Olympic Games.
The bureau plans to build a large-scale security inspection network
covering major stadiums and other places visitors are likely to
congregate, police sources said.
An
efficient and high-tech communication network, to extend across the
urban areas of Beijing, is also planned. With the network, any
instructions from the headquarters could immediately reach local
security forces, which could then quickly and properly react.
Special anti-terrorist police troops are scheduled to be organized
in next few years. The troops will be considered the backbone of
the security forces and will be the first to react in an
emergency.
Special helicopter parking lots near the main Olympic Stadium are
also under consideration, police sources said. They plan to station
helicopters there in case of an emergency.
The sources said primary calculations indicate that nearly 100,000
security-force members will be needed for the Olympic Games,
breaking down as the follows: 40,000 policemen; 27,500 armed
policemen; 10,000 social-security officers and 5,000 volunteers;
and a number of others.
Beijing will open the bidding for an Olympic-venue security system
contracts next month.
(China
Daily August 23, 2002)