FOR some Shanghai residents, this week’s CICA summit represents nothing other than a day off work. For others, it means a whole lot more ...

The health worker

A woman surnamed Wang who is employed by a district-level health and food hygiene supervision department said she has been working overtime since the end of last month as she is part of a team involved in health and food hygiene security for the summit.

As well as the usual laboratory work, she and her colleagues have been practicing their emergency response drills, she said.