Ne w mark e ts A corner s tone of Securit as s tr ate gy is to gro w in new g eogr aphical mark ets outside North America Europe and L atin America and ser v e our g lobal cus tomer s in these re g i o n s New mark ets are included under the Other headin g in our se gment reportin g South Asia Securit as oper ations in India comprise a partner ship bet w een Securit as and W alsons Ser vices As one of the leadin g securit y ser vices pro vider s in India the compan y has appro ximately 16 000 emplo y ees in o v er 180 cities Ser vices include specializ ed guar din g e x ecutiv e protection tr ansport securit y and e v ent securit y Securit as lon g term s tr ate gy of continuous benchmarkin g sharin g bes t pr actices kno wled g e of cus tomer needs and t ailored tr ainin g progr ams across all le v els of the or ganization has resulted in a solid base of indus tr y kno w ho w The ma jor competitor s in India are G4S T ops Securit y IS S and SIS In Sri L ank a Securit as oper ates with about 1 100 emplo y ees oferin g guar din g ser vices to embassies international non g o v ernment al or ganizations NGOs commercial sites and residential cus tomer s nation wide China and South Eas t Asia Securit as or ganization in China is designed to ser v e as a platform for gro wth Since the necessar y licenses for foreign securit y companies ha v e been dela y ed de v elopment has been curbed In T aiw an Securit as mainly pro vides specializ ed guar din g ser vices for hig hend residential buildin g s Securit as has 1 000 emplo y ees in Hon g K on g and the Group conducts oper ations in a v ariet y of k e y cus tomer se gments includin g residential tr ansport and log is tic s fnance and education Oper ations in Thailand which include technical securit y ser vices has 1 300 securit y ofcer s mainly in the hotel and tourism se gment In V ietnam where Securit as o p e ra t e s i n a partner ship with Lon g Hai Securit y the t o t a l n u m b e r of emplo y ees is 2 200 The compan y oper ates throug hout V ietnam pro vidin g mainly guar din g ser vices In Sin gapore Securit as is the number one pro vider of unarmed priv ate securit y ser vices with appro ximately 1 000 emplo y ees The cus tomer portfolio is w elldiv er sifed across cus tomer se g ments and bet w een public and priv ate sector s In Indonesia Securit as acquired the ma jor securit y ser vices compan y with guar din g ser vices to embassies in April 2012 and no w has 1 200 emplo y ees Securit as entered the securit y ser vices mark et in Cambodia in September 2012 Middle Eas t and Africa In the Middle Eas t and Africa Securit as has securit y ser vices oper ations in Egypt Jor dan M orocco Saudi Ar abia South Africa and the U nited Ar ab Emir ates Securit as has 2 000 emplo y ees in Egypt M os t cus tomer s are multinational companies and the s tron g gro wth is partly a consequence of the securit y situation follo win g the de v elopment in the countr y since 2011 The South African oper ations continue to gro w and Securit as in v es ts in tr ainin g and sharin g bes t pr actices in or der to r aise indus tr y s t andar ds Securit as has o v er 3 000 emplo y ees in South Africa with oper ations in guar din g mobile alarm monitorin g technology forensic s and risk mana g e ment ser vices In the U nited Ar ab Emir ates Securit as has o v er 1 300 emplo y ees and nation wide oper ations 23 Oper ations New mark ets Securit as Annual R eport 2012