Safety measures of new city square

In view of the fact that the new city plaza is one of the most crowded shopping centers in the world every day, and worried about the risk of terrorist attacks, Sheng Kai Property, a shopping center management company, has strengthened many security measures in recent years to achieve "the safest shopping center in Hong Kong". The market access control measures were implemented in August, 20001year. At that time, in order to solve the problem that juvenile offenders often haunt the stairwell, the mall management company decided to install alarm devices in most outdoor and indoor stairs and remove the handrails of outdoor fire doors. Then in 2002, an iron gate was installed at the entrance of the outdoor stairs. Even if these measures can keep the passage open, it will take people more time to go to other floors of the mall. By mid-May 2007, the management company claimed that due to security reasons, access control measures were implemented from 1 1: 30 pm to 10 am. During this period, you must have a valid certificate to enter the mall. On the other hand, iron horses are placed at the entrances and exits of multiple passages and escalators on each floor, and punctuation marks of "Do not enter" are affixed to prohibit citizens from going to shopping malls during the implementation of control measures. At the beginning of the implementation of the measures, all elevators will stop running during the control period. However, less than a week after the implementation of the measures, many residents in Shatin city center protested that the access control measures made it very inconvenient for them to detour to the underground bus terminal and the Shatin subway station. The management company made a concession and allowed the elevator to run at 7 am, but the access control measures on the fourth floor remained. However, in order to get to work quickly, many people do not hesitate to cross the iron horse to the third floor Invalidate control measures.

From June 1 2008, the management company claimed to repair and maintain the platform facilities, and closed the platform on the third floor from 12 to 5 am, and the platform on the fifth floor from 10 to 9 am. During this period, people cannot use the footbridge on the third floor to reach the Sha Tin Town Hall and residential buildings near Shing Mun River.

In order to cooperate with the control measures of shopping mall access control, a large number of iron horses and security guards were purchased. However, due to the limited area of shopping malls, many iron horses are placed in shopping mall aisles, underground parking lots and even fire exits. Since 2003, the New Town Plaza has cooperated with Sha Tin Police District to send a number of police officers to patrol the shopping mall on Friday afternoon. As for tenants, they will hold regular talks to remind tenants to be vigilant and prevent shoplifting and pickpocketing. From 2003 to 2005, the "Safe Shopping Plan" was implemented, which successfully reduced the occurrence of theft. With the strict installation of closed-circuit television and the increase of security personnel after the renovation of the mall, the number of police patrols in the mall has decreased. But in festivals,

During holidays, such as Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, the new city plaza will also cooperate with the police to help strengthen security and divert people. On June 5438+065438+ 10, 2008, the mall hired more than a dozen security guards to patrol the aisles and outdoor platforms on all floors from 8 pm to 8 am to prevent the risk of terrorist attacks. Other duties include placing iron horses and security guards to stand guard during the passage control period, conducting patrol activities, guarding the store from early morning to morning, and clearing the scene after 1 1 in the evening, and asking tourists to leave the mall. Reduce holding activities

In order to prevent the risk of terrorist attacks and reduce the flow of people in shopping malls, shopping malls have reduced the number of large-scale activities since 2008.