Off Beat

High Anxiety
Force secures World Bank IMF Venue

No section of the HKC&EC goes unsearched.
Here a Search Unit officer inches his way
down a curved portion of the roof
Bird's-eye view. Officer is lowered into position of
search target

Getting into position to serch gutters of venue roof

With North Point as a backdrop, searcher checks
every centimetre of the building's facade
Not for the faint-hearted, Search Unit officer takens
in the view as he is lowered to target

Even the Commissioner of Police must clear the security
check before entering the "secure" zone

After clearing security check, CP Eddie Hui Ki-on and
Planning and Implamentation Team leader ACP Dick
Lee Ming-kwai proceed to review work of Force
members at venue

Members of Dog Unit give their canines a short break from sniffing for any material that may threaten venue security	. . . then his colleague gives him a mush needed rinsing off
Force Search Unit officer in waterproof gear and oxygen reserve wades through thigh-deep waters in the bowels of the HKC&EC . . .
Sophisticated computerised ID system is used to screen HKC&EC security staff . . .	. . . and venue's cleaning staff

No section of the HKC&EC goes unsearched. Here a Search Unit officer inches his way down a curved portion of the roof	Bird's-eye view. Officer is lowered into position of search target
Getting into position to serch gutters of venue roof
With North Point as a backdrop, searcher checks every centimetre of the building's facade	Not for the faint-hearted, Search Unit officer takens in the view as he is lowered to target