Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has said that the government is proposing that culprits should face a heavier penalty than normal if they spread rumours during typhoons and other disasters.
Wong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on Friday after overseeing the swearing-in ceremony of newly appointed Judiciary Police (PJ) Director Sit Chong Meng, at the Secretariat for Security (GSS) in the S. Francisco Barracks.
Wong said he expected to request approval from Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On this week for the legislative process of the city’s civil protection framework bill to get off the ground. He said the bill was among the government’s medium-term measures to enhance the city’s capabilities to respond to typhoons and other disasters, in the wake of deadly Super Typhoon Hato which pummelled Macau in August last year.
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak speaks to reporters at the S. Francisco Barracks on Friday. Photo: GCS
