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Let's see if there is anything we can refer to through examples from other countries.

Last night (30th) night in Hong Kong, many people including foreigners flocked to the city, but there was no big confusion.

This is because the response manual has been overhauled since the accident 29 years ago when 21 people died.



Correspondent Young-tae Jeong delivered the news.



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Lan Kwai Fong, the biggest entertainment district in Hong Kong.



It is a cosmopolitan city with a lot of foreigners, so it is a place where people gather every year for Halloween.



In narrow alleys, people in both directions overlap each other, or drunk people make a fuss.



Hong Kong media even mentioned the Itaewon disaster.



[Hong Kong TVB News Report: People pay attention to the tragedy that happened in Korea.]



[Matthew/Hong Kong citizen (TVB News): If the surrounding situation is not good, I will leave.

I'm worried about getting lost or having an accident.]



A lot of people gathered, but the reason there was little confusion without a major accident is because of the flow control prepared in advance.



One-way roads were created in various places to prevent the direction of pedestrians from mixing, and emergency routes were secured in the middle of the road in case of emergency.



Illegally parked vehicles were towed ahead of the festival to secure alley space.



[Cho Wingi / Hong Kong Jung-gu Police Station: I want you to know that Lan Kwai Fong has many ramps and stairs.

It is dangerous to gather too many on the ramp.]



In particular, it was noticeable to see the police with guide signs moving together among the crowd, guiding the movement in various places.



[Hong Kong Police: I'm sorry.

Please move forward.]



Hong Kong police said that they did not strengthen control this year in the aftermath of the Itaewon disaster in Seoul.



It is an explanation that the response system was rearranged after 21 people were killed in an accident that killed 20,000 people in Lan Kwai Fong, where there are many ramps and stairs in a narrow alley on New Year's Eve 29 years ago.



Manuals are being applied, such as guiding the control area in advance before the festival and not allowing any more entry if the maximum number of people set by the police is exceeded in a specific area.



(Video coverage: Choi Duk-hyun, video editing: Choi Hye-ran, video source: Hong Kong TVB・RTHK・Douin)