Mass police drill held in HK-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge port area

A mass police drill carried out in the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge port area in the Zhuhai special economic zone of South China's Guangdong province on Friday demonstrated police determination and their ability to ensure a good and smooth environment for speeding up construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Meanwhile the anti-terrorism drill was aimed to ensure sound and good social order for the country to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Macao's return to its motherland, which will take place on December 20.

More than 1,000 police officers, along with more than 80 armed police vehicles and plenty of police drones, participated in the large-scale exercise that also attracted senior police officers from Hong Kong and Macao to observe and emulate.

Guo Yonghang, Party Chief of the Zhuhai special economic zone, said the special drill would help further enhance the capabilities of police officers in Zhuhai and deter suspected criminals at home and from abroad.

"Zhuhai, one of the major cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, is highly important to maintain the city's social order and public security," he said.

Guo urged police officers in the southern metropolis to do what they can to fight against crimes that may damage and destroy the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and his city's economic development.

"Zhuhai city government pays great importance in construction of the city's police force and the city's social security," he said.

"Police in Zhuhai can usually play an important role in the city's reform and opening up drive and contribute to the city's economic growth and social stability," said Guo, who also is director of Zhuhai People's Congress.

And Zhang Rui, deputy mayor of Zhuhai, led his police officers in a rally where they took an oath, promising police across the city, which is located at the mouth of the Pearl River, will redouble their efforts to fight against crime and contribute to the construction the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in upcoming years.

"Zhuhai police have the determination and capabilities to fight any crime and protect the safety of the local people's lives and properties," said Zhang, who also is director of the city's bureau of public security.

Located in the western part of the prosperous Pearl River Delta, Zhuhai borders Macao and is linked to Hong Kong by the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, which was officially opened to traffic about a year ago.

Zhuhai is linked to Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, and the Shenzhen special economic zone in the eastern part of the Pearl River Delta by high-speed railway lines.