Railway District (RAILDIST) and Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTRC) conducted a counter-terrorism (CT) exercise at Kowloon Station on March 13 to enhance the command and co-ordination capabilities of frontline units in responding to suspicious object found incidents on the railway system.

The exercise simulated a scenario in which the MTRC staff found a suspicious object inside an idled customer service centre at Kowloon Station. Officers from Lantau and Airport Rail of RAILDIST immediately set up a Forward Control Point to co-ordinate with MTRC and conduct the station evacuation. The Railway Response Team (RRT) swiftly arrived and conducted a thorough sweeping in the station and located another suspicious device. RRT officers set up an inner cordon and provided support to assist other reinforced units to proceed to the scene safely.

Observers from the Inter-departmental Counter Terrorism Unit and the Fire Services Department were invited to the exercise. They agreed that the exercise had helped strengthen the response capabilities and interoperability of frontline officers in tackling untoward incidents on the railway system.

RRT officers conduct a thorough sweeping in the station.

RAILDIST officers and MTRC staff conduct a counter-terrorism exercise at Kowloon Station.