New Year Safety Watch begins; Mayor Chu encourages Police, Fire Depts
New Year Safety Watch begins; Mayor Chu encourages Police, Fire Depts and volunteers
The Chinese New Year is fast approaching. The Police Department has begun its annual New Year Safety Watch. This year’s safety watch will begin from February 8th at 10pm and last until midnight of February 27 - a period of 20 days. New Taipei City Mayor, Dr. Chu, visited the staff and volunteers tonight. Aside from providing gifts of encouragement and extra funds for food, the mayor also expressed gratitude for their effort.
Mayor Chu said that in recent years, through the hard work and support of the volunteers in the police force, the fire department, the community watch, and the Association of the Friends of the Police Department, New Taipei City has maintained its safety and stability. He encouraged the police department, the fire department, and the citizen volunteers to work together in the New Year period to achieve the utmost results in personal safety, traffic safety, and other citizen services.
The Mayor Chu specifically thanked the police department, fire department, and the volunteer citizens for sacrificing their holidays to maintain safety and serve the citizens. He reminded everyone that the weather will be very cold during the New Year period, and all on-duty staff should take care to stay warm and ensure his or her personal well-being.
Today in Sanchong Village, Mayor Chu visited the Police Department, Fire Department, and Guanghui Village Community Aid Team. Not only was the mayor able to show appreciation to the staff, but at the last stop of Guanghui Village, the mayor and the staff shared carrot soup to warm up. The villagers performed the “Little Apple” dance and brought some of the New Year spirit to the cold nights.
The Police Department reports that there are a total of six New Year Safety Watch motivational visits. The mayor visited the Sanchong District; Deputy Mayors, Mr. Hou Youyi, Mr. Chang Shengxian, Mr. Gao Zhongzheng visited Banqiao, Zhonghe, and Tucheng Districts, respectively; City Council Speaker, Jiang Genghuang, and Deputy City Council Speaker, Chen Wenzhi, together visited the Xinzhuang District.
The Police Department Chief, Mr. Chen Guoen, said that this year’s watch has “Public Security, Smooth Traffic, and Quality Service” as its core theme. This year, aside from addressing crimes, maintaining the traffic flow will also be emphasized. Additionally, the police department will provide preventive services, which include providing the “Theft Prevention Expert” safety guidelines, answering patrol requests for vacationing families, escorting cash deposit and withdraw, allowing deposits of large cash sums in police stations, locating missing persons, setting up mobile police station, and many others; citizens are encouraged to make use of these services when necessary.
For more information: Public Relations Office of the Police Department, Mr. Cheng Yuzuo, Phone number: 1999 or (02)8072-5454 ext. 3093.