The Police Dog Unit, (
Abbreviation
An abbreviation (from Latin ''brevis'', meaning ''short'') is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase; for example, the word ''abbrevia ...
: PDU; ) established in 1949, is a specialist force of the
Hong Kong Police
The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) is the primary law enforcement, investigative agency, and largest disciplined service under the Security Bureau of Hong Kong. The Royal Hong Kong Police Force (RHKPF) reverted to its former name after the t ...
under the direct command of the Special Operations Bureau. Its role is in
crowd control
Crowd control is a public security practice in which large crowds are managed in order to prevent the outbreak of crowd crushes, affray, fights involving drunk and disorderly people or riots. Crowd crushes in particular can cause many hundreds ...
,
search and rescue
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and
poison
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and
explosive detection
Explosive detection is a non-destructive inspection process to determine whether a container contains explosive material. Explosive detection is commonly used at airports, ports and for border control.
Detection tools
Colorimetrics & automate ...
.
In addition, the Police Dog Unit works in collaboration with other departments for anti-crime operations.
See also
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Police dog
References
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External links
Police Dog Unit
1949 establishments in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Police Force units
Police dogs
Organizations established in 1949
People working with dogs