A person is brought on a stretcher by firefighters and aid workers during an inter-department exercise at Hong Kong Jockey Club Happy Valley Racecourse Public Square, in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, on Nov 23, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Police officers, firefighters, aid workers and local residents took part in an inter-department exercise in Hong Kong's Happy Valley on Thursday simulating a fire incident on a race day that caused multiple casualties.

Codenamed "BROKEPIN", the exercise aims to enhance collaboration, emergency response capabilities, and efficiency of rescuers.

Over 400 people participated in the large-scale response drill, according to the local media.

China Daily’s Andy Chong took the photos.