SGSecure Social Experiments Web Series Launch Event – Soundbite by Ms Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs

1. In June, the Ministry of Home Affairs carried out two social experiments, and the purpose of the experiment is to measure Singaporeans' alertness to anti-terrorism. And in our experiment, it showed that 17% of passers-by noticed suspicious items, and out of that 17%, only 5% either intended to inform the authorities, or took actual action to inform the authorities.

2. So, this shows that we still have some way to go in raising the public's alertness and awareness, and their readiness to combat terrorism.

3. And in this spirit, SGSecure has also rolled out a web series. We encourage more people to watch it and to also share it with their friends and neighbours, so that more people can be aware of what it means to make sure that Singaporeans and Singapore are ready and safe from potential terrorism incidents.