Police to learn from experience of others on big sports events

An international public security conference aimed at sharing experiences related to sports events and improving cooperation between police officers at home and abroad will open in Beijing on Thursday.

The two-day conference will pursue topics related to safeguarding the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Representatives of law enforcement from countries that have hosted major sports events after 2001 - especially the Winter Olympics and the World Cup - including Canada, South Korea and France, will attend to share their experiences.

"We successfully held the Summer Olympic Games in 2008, but we have little experience with how to ensure security at a major sports event in winter," said Gao Hongjun, deputy director for foreign affairs at the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau's office. "We are eager to learn from the experience of others to boost our security measures."