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Hong Kong Policing System

The document summarizes the Hong Kong police system. It has 6 police regions - Hong Kong Island, Kowloon West, Kowloon East, New Territories North, New Territories South, and Marine. Each land region has headquarters overseeing Operations, Administration, Crime, and Traffic. The Marine Region enforces laws in regional waters, prevents smuggling and illegal immigration by sea, and conducts search and rescue. The police force has an Operations and Support wing coordinating counterterrorism, and a Crime and Security wing.

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Hong Kong Policing System

The document summarizes the Hong Kong police system. It has 6 police regions - Hong Kong Island, Kowloon West, Kowloon East, New Territories North, New Territories South, and Marine. Each land region has headquarters overseeing Operations, Administration, Crime, and Traffic. The Marine Region enforces laws in regional waters, prevents smuggling and illegal immigration by sea, and conducts search and rescue. The police force has an Operations and Support wing coordinating counterterrorism, and a Crime and Security wing.

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HONG KONG POLICING SYSTEM

HONG KONG POLICE SYSTEM

• A special Administrative Region of China headed by a Chief


Executive.
• One of the oldest, yet most modern, police forces in the world.
• The main duties of law enforcement in the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China are taken by
the Hong Kong Police Force.
• July 1, 1997; Great Britain returned sovereignty of Hong Kong.
6 POLICE REGIONS

• Hong Kong Island


• Kowloon West
• Kowloon East
• New Territories North
• New Territories South
• Marine
LAND REGIONS

Each of the five land regions has a headquarters comprising:


• Operations Formation
• Administration Formation
• Crime Formation
• Traffic Formation
MARINE REGION

• Enforcing the laws of HK in regional waters;


• Preventing smuggling and illegal immigration by sea;
• Search and rescue in HK and adjacent waters.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
A. OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

1. Operation wing
Coordinates counter terrorism, internal security, anti-illegal immigration
measures, bomb disposal commitments and contingency planning for natural
disasters.
3 Sections:
* Operations Bureau
* Police Tactical Unit
* Explosive Ordinance Disposal Bureau
2. Support Wing
Oversees the execution and staffing of operational support matters, including the formulation of
operational policies for both the regular and Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force and for updating kits and
equipment.

3 Groups

A. Support Branch

* Field Division
* General Division
* Occupational Safety and Health Division
* Police Licensing Office
* Transport Division
* Force Data and Access
B. Police Public Relation Branch
It is responsible for maintaining a high level of public confidence by robustly projecting a positive
image of the Force through community and media relations. It is divided into two branches:

a. Community Relations Bureau


b. Information and Publicity Bureau

C. Traffic Branch Headquarters


It is responsible for the formulation and dissemination of traffic enforcement policies, the collation
of related resource requirements, the processing of traffic summons and fixed penalty tickets, the
monitoring of changes in traffic legislation, the development and evaluation of traffic management
schemes, and the co-ordination of the Force’s road safety efforts.
B. CRIME AND SECURITY

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