Temple plans to hire 'burly' security guards following attack on volunteer

Three devotees who allegedly attacked a volunteer on the first day of Chinese New Year have offered to apologise.

And to further enhance its safety measures, the temple plans to hire two security guards.

In an incident in the early morning of Jan 29, a devotee who was at Sheng Hong Temple in Jurong East had a disagreement with a volunteer and hit someone.

The temple later made the incident public on Facebook and the devotee returned to the temple to apologise.

Temple manager Su Baozhang on Feb 18 said that the directors had met the three devotees involved, and they had agreed to publish an apology in a newspaper on Feb 23.

He shared that those involved in the talks included the temple chairman, the first vice chairman, the second vice general affairs officer, and the volunteer who was attacked.

The meeting lasted about 30 minutes and both parties agreed to the plan proposed by the temple.

Mr Su shared that the matter will be handled in a transparent manner, including the publication fee and the content inside.

"The volunteer who was hit also fully listened to the temple's opinion and agreed not to take any further action after the other party apologises."

To prevent similar incidents from recurring, the temple plans to hire two "burly" security guards to maintain order at the site next year.