Shanghai has established teams in its 18 districts and Chongming
County to help with emergencies involving hotels.
The teams, which will have about 10 members each, will be made
up of hotel and tourism agency employees, said the Shanghai Tourism
Administrative Commission.
Team members will be responsible for evacuations, first aid and
raising the alarm when fire or other emergencies strike.
They'll also teach disaster prevention and first-aid to other
employees and tourists, said the commission.
The commission's districts and county branches have held
lectures and practical drills for team members to educate them
about what to do in an emergency.
Yesterday, a fire drill was successfully carried out at the
Sofitel Jin Jiang Oriental Pudong Hotel in Pudong New Area. "The
team members are still relatively inexperienced, but we expect them
to play important roles in the future in ensuring tourists'
safety," said Su Guangjian, director of the commission's market
management section.
(Shanghai Daily December 11, 2007)