About 40 Judiciary Police (PJ) officers held a contingency drill in the Hac Sa area and at Hac-Sa Youth Hostel on Saturday, according to a PJ statement.
According to the statement, PJ officers from the Crisis Negotiation Team, Organised Crime Division and Special Investigation Division participated in the drill.
An experienced crisis negotiator and Hong Kong police retiree, Cheng See-hing, provided on-site advice. About 40 volunteers from the Junior Anti-crime Pioneers training programme also participated in the drill, the statement said.
Judiciary Police (PJ) negotiators talk to one of the three hostage takers who is pointing a knife at the head of a young hostage at Hac-Sa Youth Hostel during Saturday’s contingency drill. Photos: Judiciary Police (PJ)
The PJ Crisis Negotiation Team uses its communication equipment deployed at Hac-Sa Youth Hostel during Saturday’s hostage-rescue contingency drill. Photo: Judiciary Police
