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(E)

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To

perform any other duty as directed by the Governor, the Chief Secretary or the Secretary for Security.

THE ACTIVATION AND MANNING OF THE GSECC

6

5.

but

The GSECC is dormant on a day-to-day basis would be activated and manned on the instructions the Secretary for Security, DS (S), RC Principal Assistant Secretary (S), during:

of

(a) a typhoon or other natural disaster;

(b)

a

major accident such as an aircrash in the urban area;

an internal security emergency;

or a

(c)

(d)

a prolonged

incident; or

(e)

terrorist or border

6.

any other emergency, as directed by the Secretary for Security.

Once activated, the GSECC would be manned by staff nominated by post from branches within the Government Secretariat. The staff would be arranged into teams,

each under the control of a team Controller, who will be a Security Branch officer. When operational, the GSECC would be manned on a 24 hour-a-day shift basis.

MANNING LEVELS

7.

The level of manning in the GSECC will the circumstances and seriousness of the

depend upon emergency or set by the GSECC.

threat officer

faced. Manning levels will be directing the activation of the

8.

There

manning the GSECC.

are

two pre-determined levels of These are:

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