Airport Security Unit (Hong Kong)


The Airport Security Unit 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.

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.

Weapons

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
Television