Airport Security Unit (Hong Kong)

Airport Security Unit (ASU)
Active 1977–present
Country Hong Kong
Branch Hong Kong Police Force
Type Airport Police Special Force
Role Airport security and counter terrorism
Size 104 officers[1]
Part of Airport District
Garrison/HQ Chek Lap Kok Police station, 8 Catering Road West, Chek Lap Kok
Colors Dark blue and disruptive pattern
Mascot(s) Eagle
Anniversaries 2007
Airport Security Unit officers on duty.
Airport Security Unit officer on patrol with MP5s.

The Airport Security Unit (Abbreviation: ASU; Chinese: 機場特警組) formed in 1977 as Special Action Squad,[2] is a special force of the Hong Kong Police Force tasked with the security of the Hong Kong International Airport.

Duties

ASU is responsible for airport security, primarily targeting terrorist situations such as aircraft hijacking, but in urgent situations, is used as a backup force for situations outside of the airport.

ASU officers can be identified by their distinctive deep blue uniform and are armed with sub machine guns (SMGs) as well as semi-automatic pistols.

Weapons

Compared to other units, the Airport Security Unit rarely appeared in the mass media, and there has yet to be any movie or television dedicated to them. However, the Unit was featured occasionally as part of films typically of the cantonese-action genre:

Film

Television

See also

References

  1. 機場特警打得又睇得. Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 19 October 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  2. "Securing success 機場特警30周年誌慶" (PDF). Issue 5. hkia News. Retrieved 25 May 2012.


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