Police Tactical Unit (Hong Kong)
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 Fully armoured Police Tactical Unit in Riot control during the WTO 2005 meeting protests. |
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| Active | 1958-Present |
| Country |  Hong Kong |
| Branch | Hong Kong Police Force |
| Type | Paramilitary riot control |
| Role | Internal security, crowd control, anti-crime operations, disaster response and riot control |
| Size | Regulars about 2 thousand & echelon over thousands |
| Part of | Operations Wing |
| Garrison/HQ | 1 Wu Tip Shan Road, Fanling |
| Nickname | the Blue Berets |
| Motto | Failing to plan is planning to fail. |
| Anniversaries | 2008 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Lo Mung Hung |
The Police Tactical Unit (Abbreviation: PTU; Chinese: 警察機動部隊) is a paramilitary riot control unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. The Police Tactical Unit provides an immediate manpower reserve for use in any emergency, Unit companies are attached to all land Regions and are available for internal security, crowd control, anti-crime operations, disaster response and riot control throughout Hong Kong. The Police Tactical Unit is often referred as the 'Blue Berets', which is in reference to the blue berets worn as part of the uniform.
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[edit] Organisation
The Police Tactical Unit Base and training camp is located in Fanling.
This Unit is made up of eleven Companies, comprising in total about 2 thousand officers. Each company (under the command of a Superintendent) is made up of 4 platoons, each led by an Inspector or Senior Inspector. A platoon comprises 32 Officers with 1 Station Sergeant (senior NCO) and 8 Sergeants.
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Police Tactical Unit stop and check a suspect person.
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Police Tactical Unit in operation.
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Police Tactical Unit in guard.
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Police Tactical Unit on duty.
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Police Tactical Unit on duty.
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Police Tactical Unit in operation.
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Police Tactical Unit in deployment.
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Police Tactical Unit in riot control during the opposition to the Guangzhou-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
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[edit] In popular culture
- The unit is portrayed in the 2003 film PTU, directed by Johnnie To.
- 2007 TVB series On The First Beat
- The unit is also portrayed in the 2009 film series Tactical Unit, directed by Johnnie To and with the same leading actors and actress of the 2003 film PTU.
- The PTU also appear briefly in The Sniper 2009.
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