SINGAPORE, Jan. 28 -- With the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations approaching, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) urged visitors to be mindful of the crowds and their personal safety.

In a statement today, SPF said that the Chinese New Year Bazaar, held from January 27 (Tuesday) to 16 February 16 (Monday), will likely attract many visitors especially in the evenings.

To manage the influx, police officers, auxiliary police, and security personnel will be deployed throughout the area.

Real-time crowd updates and area closures will be available via the Crowd@Chinatown portal, accessible from 6pm to 1am on both desktop and mobile devices during the final four days of the bazaar (Feb 13-16).

SPF warned that if crowd safety thresholds are ex...