APEC security plans 'on par with 2008 Olympics'

Beijing police get ready for November gathering

Beijing police have completed security planning for the upcoming APEC meeting, which they see as the most important event in the capital since the 2008 Olympics, an official said on Friday.

For police officers across the city, guaranteeing security at the meeting in Beijing's Huairou district in November is the top priority, said Fu Zhenghua, chief of the Beijing Public Security Bureau. "The meeting is the biggest event in the capital in the second half of the year, and its security arrangements and scale put it on a par with the 2008 Olympics," said Fu, who is also the vice-minister of public security.