In the run-up to the approaching typhoon season the Judiciary Police (PJ) have installed LED display screens in their patrol vehicles to show special messages such as information about storm surge levels and evacuations to high-lying areas, Gaming-related and Economic Crimes Investigation Department Chief Luís Leong Man Chiu said during a special press conference to show the new equipment to the media at the car park in front of the PJ headquarters yesterday.
Leong said that the public had not been able to receive messages efficiently during evacuations in the past. He pointed out that the newly installed LED screens can display simple messages with immediate effect. The screens can also be used for illumination purposes or as torches to help residents easily get in touch with the police when in urgent need of assistance.
According to Leong, this arrangement aims to ensure that residents receive important information in a timely and clear manner so that they can prepare early for any contingency. The objective is to enhance the effectiveness of possible evacuations in low-lying storm surge areas during a typhoon and enable members of the public to be evacuated without delay, Leong said.
Leong also said the Judiciary Police would continue to review and improve their work and equipment for storm surge evacuations and also maintain close communication with civic organisations so that disaster prevention and risk avoidance work can be implemented efficiently in the community to ensure the safety of residents’ lives and property.
Community Policing and Public Relations Division Chief Cheang Pou Seong said that the screens have already been tested and can perform their task at any time. They can be installed and removed easily. There are currently 10 patrol vehicles equipped with these screens, Cheang said, adding that the Judiciary Police will purchase another 20 screens soon. The messages on the screens will be displayed in traditional and simplified characters as well as in Portuguese and English. According to Cheang each screen costs less than 2,000 patacas. The screens are also suitable for the daily patrols by the Judiciary Police, Cheang said.
Gaming-related and Economic Crimes Investigation Department Chief Luís Leong Man Chiu (right) introduces the new LED screens to the media while Community Policing and Public Relations Division Chief Cheang Pou Seong looks on, at the car park in front of the PJ headquarters. Photo: Camy Tam
This undated handout photo released by the Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday shows the PJ patrol vehicles equipped with the new LED displays.
