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THE business community can play a "significant role" in protecting Singapore against terrorism, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said yesterday.
Speaking at the National Security Briefing, he noted that counter-terrorism measures are not a priority for many businesses.
But "it is precisely in difficult economic times like these" that they must not cut back on security, "lest the terrorists exploit loopholes or your employees are inadequately prepared and react poorly to an attack".
Beefing up security need not mean expensive investment in infrastructure, Mr Wong said.
Greater emphasis on contingency planning, training staff to respond appropriately to an attack and having important information at hand, such as building plans and contact lists, are all initiatives that do not cost much, he said.
He also said that the police and other agencies of the Home Affairs Ministry will organise a workshop in the second half of this year for business executives tasked with security responsibilities. Also, a large-scale exercise, called Northstar VII, will be held in the second quarter of this year to test the response of government agencies and the community to a terror attack.<SCRIPT language=javascript> <!-- // Check for Mac. var strAgent; var blnMac; strAgent = navigator.userAgent; strAgent.indexOf('Mac') > 0 ? blnMac = true:blnMac = false; if (blnMac == true) { document.write('
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The exercise will include participation by hotels, shopping malls, transport operators and others from the private sector, said police director of operations Wong Hong Kuan.
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=452 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=452 colSpan=2>Published February 28, 2009
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=452 colSpan=2>Police engage businesses in anti-terrorism efforts
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</TD><TD>Feedback</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>THE business community can play a "significant role" in protecting Singapore against terrorism, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said yesterday.
Speaking at the National Security Briefing, he noted that counter-terrorism measures are not a priority for many businesses.
But "it is precisely in difficult economic times like these" that they must not cut back on security, "lest the terrorists exploit loopholes or your employees are inadequately prepared and react poorly to an attack".
Beefing up security need not mean expensive investment in infrastructure, Mr Wong said.
Greater emphasis on contingency planning, training staff to respond appropriately to an attack and having important information at hand, such as building plans and contact lists, are all initiatives that do not cost much, he said.
He also said that the police and other agencies of the Home Affairs Ministry will organise a workshop in the second half of this year for business executives tasked with security responsibilities. Also, a large-scale exercise, called Northstar VII, will be held in the second quarter of this year to test the response of government agencies and the community to a terror attack.<SCRIPT language=javascript> <!-- // Check for Mac. var strAgent; var blnMac; strAgent = navigator.userAgent; strAgent.indexOf('Mac') > 0 ? blnMac = true:blnMac = false; if (blnMac == true) { document.write('
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