China HKSAR Police Special Duties Unit

[Shotgunner51]

A SDU (Special Duties Unit; A paramilitary tactical unit of the police) demo during Opening day of Hong Kong Police College on 1st January 2015:

 

[Jlaw]

Nice pic. HK is bombarded by terrorist groups like the Yellow Umbrella led by an alien hybrid J.O.S.H.U.A. SDU is needed.

 

[S10]

They have a lot more budget for personal gear than most SWAT teams or special forces units in China. The PLA HK garrison recon unit has exchanges with them.

 

[grey boy 2]

The Special Duties Unit (Abbreviation: SDU; Chinese: 特別任務連, nicknamed Flying Tigers 飛虎隊) is Hong Kong's main elite paramilitary special operations unit, and part of the Hong Kong Police Force.

 

[grey boy 2]

The Special Duties Unit (Abbreviation: SDU; Chinese: 特別任務連, nicknamed Flying Tigers 飛虎隊) is Hong Kong's main elite paramilitary special operations unit, and part of the Hong Kong Police Force.

 

[Shotgunner51]

The Special Duties Unit (Abbreviation: SDU; Chinese: 特別任務連, nicknamed Flying Tigers 飛虎隊) is Hong Kong's main elite paramilitary special operations unit, and part of the Hong Kong Police Force.

Nice pics! Those are Mercedes-Benz Unimog U5000 armoured personnel carrier.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_vehicles_in_Hong_Kong

 

[samsara]

Nice pics! Those are Mercedes-Benz Unimog U5000 armoured personnel carrier.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_vehicles_in_Hong_Kong

The HKSAR Police indeed can purchase those vehicles from DongFeng MengShi 东风猛士 - the manufacturer should be able to produce the needed ones - see here

 

[sinait]

Nice pics! Those are Mercedes-Benz Unimog U5000 armoured personnel carrier.

Very easy to overturn. Had few of my company guys dead due to Unimog turn turtle in the hills long time ago in Taiwan.

 

[Brainsucker]

why the rifle has red thing on it's front?

 

[grey boy 2]

why the rifle has red thing on it's front?

In training mode?

 

[grey boy 2]

Hong Kong "Counter Terrorism Response Unit"(CTRU) 反恐特勤队 conducting "Anti-terrorism exercise"

 

[jhungary]

why the rifle has red thing on it's front?

You mean this??

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blank-firing_adaptor

That's a rifle cap, the red thing is a cap to plug the barrel so when the rifle fire a blank it will have enough recoil to push back the bolt and chamber another round for semi automatics action.

SIG516 (The rifle used by SDU) uses a close bolt, which if the barrel was not sealed the recoil will be dissipated from the tip of the barrel, which when fired with a FMJ, the projectile act as the plug, the bolt will be half cocked.

In layman term, the red cap is used so the rifle would work firing blanks.

 

[Shotgunner51]

Hong Kong "Counter Terrorism Response Unit"(CTRU) 反恐特勤队 conducting "Anti-terrorism exercise"

I know there are ASU (Airport Security Unit) and of course the SDU (Special Duties Unit) under PTU (Police Tactical Unit), I guess CTRU is a quite new unit right? What's their role as opposed to other units? Anyway welcome to share more pics of ASU, PTU, SDU or CTRU.

 

[jhungary]

I know there are ASU (Airport Security Unit) and of course the SDU (Special Duties Unit) under PTU (Police Tactical Unit), I guess CTRU is a quite new unit right? What's their role as opposed to other units? Anyway welcome to share more pics of ASU, PTU, SDU or CTRU.

CTRU (Counter Terrorist Response Unit) was formed in Hong Kong in 2006, it was formed under Counter Terrorism and Internal Security (CTIS) Division, which is under B Department (Crime and Security), SDU is under Police Tactical Unit of A Department (Operational Bureau)

CTRU specialize in high risk operational target (Embassy, Financial and Security Centre) and was trained to provide security assistance and patrol of said High Risk Area, which its goal is to provide direct support and prevent threat. SDU and PTU is on the other hand is a direct action element, which deployed as a reaction force. While both CTRU and SDU are trained in CT Operation, CTRU is trained on other preventive measure (such as intelligence/information control, and aggressive patrol) SDU trained to deal with action directly related to the crisis, also SDU also highly specialized in Hostage Recovery. Which is one of the original goal for the unit.

 

[Shotgunner51]

CTRU (Counter Terrorist Response Unit) was formed in Hong Kong in 2006, it was formed under Counter Terrorism and Internal Security (CTIS) Division, which is under B Department (Crime and Security), SDU is under Police Tactical Unit of A Department (Operational Bureau)

CTRU specialize in high risk operational target (Embassy, Financial and Security Centre) and was trained to provide security assistance and patrol of said High Risk Area, which its goal is to provide direct support and prevent threat. SDU and PTU is on the other hand is a direct action element, which deployed as a reaction force. While both CTRU and SDU are trained in CT Operation, CTRU is trained on other preventive measure (such as intelligence/information control, and aggressive patrol) SDU trained to deal with action directly related to the crisis, also SDU also highly specialized in Hostage Recovery. Which is one of the original goal for the unit.

I see, so roles of CTRU is quite different from SDU. I also notice in the pics CTRU uses MP-5 like PTU or ASU, but SDU uses different weapons (in pic below), why is that? How about the SDU Water Team (nickname "水鬼队")? Hardly find any pic on the web to see what equipment they are using.