The Airport Security Unit (ASU; zh, c=機場特警組) is the airport police of the

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History

The ASU was originally formed in 1977 as the Special Action Squad on standby for security at Kai Tak Airport. In 1978 following a review it was renamed as the Airport Security Unit and commenced patrolling the airport. In 1998, the ASU moved to the Chek Lap Kok Airport.

Duties

ASU is responsible for airport security at primarily targeting terrorist situations such as

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, airport sabotage, irregular forces attack the airport, and so forth, but in urgent situations, is used as a backup force for situations outside of the airport. It's also responsible for supporting the capture of criminals attempting to flee the country via Hong Kong International Airport, including supporting the protection of VIPs traveling to the Hong Kong International Airport. ASU officers can be identified by their distinctive deep blue uniform and are armed with sub machine guns as well as semi-automatic pistols. They also have different patches.

Training

Applicants for the ASU need to complete a two phase selection course the first phase is a one-day fitness test and the second phase is over four days and then complete a ten-week training course. The first woman joined the ASU in 2003. The ASU has a training range for firing simunition with corridors, rooms and check-in counters to simulate the airport terminal and also a mock-up of an aircraft interior to simulate a plane.

Weapons

In popular culture

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 * Fatal Termination (1990) * Purple Storm (1999) * Gen-Y Cops (2000) * Hit Team (2001) * Connected (2008) *

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movies * 2000 AD (film) * Knock Off (film) (1998) Television * Sergeant Tabloid (2012) * Airport Strikers 「機場特警」(2020)

References

External links

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Hong Kong Police Force units

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