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Police Tactical Unit of HONG KONG - English Version

Police Tactical Unit of HONG KONG

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Up date: 14/11/2022

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The Hong Kong Police Force, whose current initials are the HKPF, is a Civilian Police Force that provides police and security missions in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Members of the Hong Kong UTP in 2019

For law enforcement, the service under the Crime and Security Department is called the Police Tactical Unit, which also includes the Special Duties Unit (SDU)

SDU - Special Duties Unit

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PTU members facing protesters in June 2019.

The PTU encompasses Hong Kong's city security, anti-crime and law enforcement. It consists of more than 2,000 members divided into 11 companies.

Members of the PTU facing protesters in June 2019

The organization of a company consists of four sections. Each section having a section leader, eight officers and 32 non-commissioned officers.

PTU members facing protesters in June 2019.

To disperse the crowd, the PTU has various means at its disposal, such as hand-thrown tear gas,

PTU police officer using a tear gas grenade launcher

or with a tear-gas grenade launcher gun.

Members of the PTU facing protesters in July 2019.

This allows them to advance in front of the protesters.

Banners indicating the use of tear gas

As they prepare to fire tear gas, PTU members hold up banners announcing their uses.

PTU members facing protesters in September 2014.

She also uses pepper spray.

PTU member with a paintball in June 2019

As well as paintballs to mark protesters.

PTU members using a rifle with rubber bullets on 12/06/19
near the Hong Kong Parliament

In more serious situations, the PTU uses rubber bullets...

PTU members facing a protester in July 2019

It can also use water hoses.

PTU members facing protesters in July 2019

Progression measurements are made using large transparent shields.

PTU members facing protesters in September 2014.

Other units have small round shields.

PTU members facing protesters in July 2019.

This allows them to be able to go into contact with the protesters...

PTU members facing protesters in June 2019

During protests in 2014, known as the Umbrella Movement, protesters used umbrellas to protect themselves from pepper spays as well as baton blows.

Protesters in Hong Kong on 05/08/19

What they also did during the 2019 protests.

Protesters in Hong Kong in early August 2019, some of whom use lasers

It can be noted that the protesters used lasers to blur the video images of cameras. Indeed, in CHINA, many cameras are scattered everywhere to follow the Chinese population with facial recognition, and give a "social grade" according to the offenses they commit. This system is not yet deployed in HONG KONG.

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The PTU has at its disposal armored trucks and riot trucks

Hong Kong riot control trucks
The riot control forces in the city of Hong Kong have also perceived this kind of protected trucks

Hong Kong riot control truck
And allowing to put barriers on the front of the vehicle.

2017 Anti-terrorism exercise of PTU members.

Beyond the law enforcement missions, we also find the PTU ready to intervene in case of attack or forcené, type AMOK killing many people, as seen on this link during trainings in 2017: