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Mingling with the rich and famous is part of the job for personal bodyguards

As the private security industry looks to upscale and upskill by using technology to relieve security officers of the conventional and sometimes mundane jobs of patrolling and guarding, The Straits Times looks at some existing roles in the private security industry that break out of the mould.

Left: Mr Edwin Cheong (front, in green sunglasses) providing protection services to swimmer Joseph Schooling during a victory parade in 2016 after the latter's Olympic win. PHOTO: FRANCIS CHNG Above: Ms Wendy Hon was part of the team protecting rock — Mr Edwin Cheong (front, in green sunglasses) providing protection services to swimmer Joseph Schooling during a victory parade in 2016 after the latter's Olympic win. PHOTO: FRANCIS CHNG

Tan Tam Mei

Thailand Correspondent

Updated

Published

Jan 01, 2020, 05:00 AM

They have rubbed shoulders with the likes of Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling, as well as other prominent figures such as former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan and billionaires.

But personal bodyguards Wendy Hon and Edwin Cheong live by a golden rule - always be professional.

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