Armed security engaged to protect Edison Chen Despite the two bullet threat mails sent to Hong Kong media last month, Edison Chen will still be appearing in Singapore this Sunday at the press conference of movie "Sniper". For enhanced security purposes, Shaw Organization has arranged for two armed security to be present besides 25 security personnel. Faith from Shaw Organization's Advertising and Promotions Department told Xin.sg that security at the press conference would be very tight. To ensure the safety of the artistes and press, they have arranged for armed police to be present; however, to avoid creating an overly tensed atmosphere, they only arranged for two of them to be present. All media will also have to pass through security checks before entering the venue. This is the second time that Chen is appearing in Singapore since the outbreak of the sex photos scandal. When he was here in end February to grace the new product launch of a fast food chain, hordes of overseas media stalked on his every movement, fans were also fighting to catch a glimpse of the actor. Chen did not seem resistant about the chaos and agreed to be in Singapore again to promote his movie this time round. Faith speculated that Chen was pleased with the previous round of visit, thus agreed to make his appearance again. Coincidentally, the press conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt again; according to sources, Chen will also be staying in the hotel. Was it pure coincidence or was it trust in the hotel's security measure? When Xin.sg approached the hotel in trying to understand their plans in receiving Chen, the hotel declined to comment. Male lead of movie "Sniper", Ritchie Ren, and director Dante Lam will be attending the press conference together with Chen. Other male lead, Huang Xiaoming, was unable to be here due to other work commitments. Xin.sg will be attending the press conference of "Sniper" on Apr 5. Stay tuned for more reports!
