At Downtown East, which is seeing almost full occupancy rate for its D’Resort accommodation and higher-than-usual foot traffic at its water theme park and shopping premises, management has extended the need for security awareness to even tenants.
“No success can be achieved without the communities’ involvement. With an effective TOPSIS framework in place, potential suspicious activities can be addressed swiftly,” said Ms Felice Low, director of infrastructure at NTUC Club, which manages the hub.
EVOLVING PROGRAMME
The programme was first conceptualised in 2007 and is being continually reviewed and enhanced to make sure it stays up to date.
It has been progressively rolled out to areas with high traffic and limited security resources, such as tourism, public transport, and religious and education sectors.
“Our TOPSIS partners have trained and engaged their communities to play a part in recognising, reporting and resolving tell-tale indicators to complement the efforts of the police to keep their premises safe and secure,” said the SPF’s assistant director of the Security Programmes Centre for Protective Security Bridget Goh.
Mr Wilbur Sim, director of the SGSecure Programme Office, said: “Every little action counts. Our strongest defence against terrorism is our collective vigilance. We should work hand in hand together with our security agencies, and play our part in keeping Singapore as well as our family and friends safe and secure.”