The Airport Security Unit (ASU; Chinese: ?????) formed in 1977 as the Special Action Squad, are the airport police of the Hong Kong Police Force tasked with the security of the Hong Kong International Airport.
Video Airport Security Unit (Hong Kong)
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 as well as semi-automatic pistols. They also have different patches.
Maps Airport Security Unit (Hong Kong)
Weapons
- Glock 17 - Standard issue sidearm for all ASU officers, loaded with 15 round of 9mm Parabellum magazines and carried in a drop leg holster
- Heckler & Koch MP5 - Standard issue SMG for all ASU officers. Loaded with 28 round of 9mm Parabellum magazines, the MP5 could be deployed in multiple variants, such as A3?A5 and RAS versions.
- M4 - One of the standard issue rifles of ASU.
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)
Television
- Sergeant Tabloid (2012)
See also
- Special Duties Unit
References
External links
- ????????-ASU?????
Source of the article : Wikipedia
0 Comments