Opening Ceremony of Garage @ HTX - Soundbite by Mr Edwin Tong, Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs

Minister: The Home Team is focused on safety, security of Singapore, and Singaporeans, and it is great to see that HTX is now, yet again, force multiplying – this time, through the setting up of the Garage. The Garage has the capability to look at testing in a safe environment. It is also able to deal with drone, drone deployment and counter-drone capabilities. It also has an Electromagnetic Interference Chamber, that allows us to look at testing in the interference-free environment. All of these are going to be important as we look at trialling and eventually deploying on the ground – state-of-the-art, novel, as well as very innovative solutions, all of which are really designed to enhance our solutions for safety, security, and ensuring that Singaporeans get to enjoy the best in terms of security options that can be deployed in Singapore.

Question: Could you perhaps talk about the potential threats that HTX seeks to address in the future?

Minister: Well, we have got to ensure that we are broad in the spectrum of options that we have. We can’t always tell where the threats will come from, but for us, the ethos at the Home Team is always to be prepared, to be thinking ahead, and to be looking ahead, and to always be prepared to trial new equipment to deal with newer and higher technology. Thank you very much.