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Special Duties Unit
The Special Duties Unit (SDU; Chinese: 特別任務連), nicknamed the "Flying Tigers" (Chinese: 飛虎隊), is a police tactical unit of the Hong Kong Police Force tasked with countering terrorist attacks, hostage rescue, underwater search and recovery, and tackling serious crime involving firearms.
The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) comprises two other tactical units, the Airport Security Unit and the Counter Terrorism Response Unit; the SDU is the primary tactical unit of the HKPF.
In 2024, the SDU was placed under the command of the Counter Terrorism and Major Incidents Bureau which is part of 'A' Department Operations Wing. The SDU is based in Fanling.
In the aftermath of a hijacking of a Philippine Airlines jet in 1971, the British Hong Kong government decided to raise a police tactical unit within the RHKP. The unit was known as the Marksman Unit (Chinese: 神槍手隊). Officers recruited to MU received British training at the time.
MU officers were deployed in 1973 in the hijacking of a Thai Airways jet and on 24 May 1974 during an armed robbery incident at Po Sang Bank. In 1974, the MU was renamed to the SDU and became a dedicated full-time unit to deal with terrorist attacks and serious crimes involving firearms.
The SDU was established in 1974 by the British Hong Kong Government, taking over MU’s role. The SDU, then consisting of ten odd members, used existing police weaponry and devised their own tactics.
In early 1978, the British Special Air Service sent an advisory team to Hong Kong, which was initially to evaluate the SDU and subsequently trained two land assault teams resulting in considerable changes to SDU equipment and tactics. In 1982, the British Special Boat Service sent an advisory team to Hong Kong to establish a water assault team including training in military diving.
The Special Duties Unit consists of a support group, administration group, and the action group. The action group is the core of the SDU, further categorized into the assault team and the sniper team.
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Special Duties Unit
The Special Duties Unit (SDU; Chinese: 特別任務連), nicknamed the "Flying Tigers" (Chinese: 飛虎隊), is a police tactical unit of the Hong Kong Police Force tasked with countering terrorist attacks, hostage rescue, underwater search and recovery, and tackling serious crime involving firearms.
The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) comprises two other tactical units, the Airport Security Unit and the Counter Terrorism Response Unit; the SDU is the primary tactical unit of the HKPF.
In 2024, the SDU was placed under the command of the Counter Terrorism and Major Incidents Bureau which is part of 'A' Department Operations Wing. The SDU is based in Fanling.
In the aftermath of a hijacking of a Philippine Airlines jet in 1971, the British Hong Kong government decided to raise a police tactical unit within the RHKP. The unit was known as the Marksman Unit (Chinese: 神槍手隊). Officers recruited to MU received British training at the time.
MU officers were deployed in 1973 in the hijacking of a Thai Airways jet and on 24 May 1974 during an armed robbery incident at Po Sang Bank. In 1974, the MU was renamed to the SDU and became a dedicated full-time unit to deal with terrorist attacks and serious crimes involving firearms.
The SDU was established in 1974 by the British Hong Kong Government, taking over MU’s role. The SDU, then consisting of ten odd members, used existing police weaponry and devised their own tactics.
In early 1978, the British Special Air Service sent an advisory team to Hong Kong, which was initially to evaluate the SDU and subsequently trained two land assault teams resulting in considerable changes to SDU equipment and tactics. In 1982, the British Special Boat Service sent an advisory team to Hong Kong to establish a water assault team including training in military diving.
The Special Duties Unit consists of a support group, administration group, and the action group. The action group is the core of the SDU, further categorized into the assault team and the sniper team.