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{{short description|Principal law enforcement agency of Hong Kong}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox law enforcement agency
| agencyname        = Hong Kong Police Force
| abbreviation      = HKPF
| logo              = HongKongPoliceLogo.svg
| motto             = ''Serving Hong Kong with Honour, Duty and Loyalty''
| divtype           = SAR
| divname           = Hong Kong
| divdab            = 
| country           = China
| formedyear        = {{start date and age|1844|5|1|df=y}}
| chief1name        = [[Joe Chow]]
| chief1position    = [[Commissioner of Police (Hong Kong)|Commissioner of Police]]
| legalpersonality  = [[Police force]]
| parentagency      = [[Security Bureau (Hong Kong)|Security Bureau]]
| headquarters      = [[Hong Kong Police Headquarters|Police Headquarters]], 1 Arsenal Street, [[Wan Chai]], [[Hong Kong Island]], Hong Kong
| stations          = 
| sworntype         = Police officers
| sworn             = Disciplined officers: 33,210 (2023)<ref name="HKPFOrg23">{{cite web |title=Organization Structure: Organization Chart of HKPF |url=https://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/01_about_us/os_chart.html |website=Hong Kong Police Force |access-date=1 April 2023 |date=March 2023}}</ref><br />[[Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force|Auxiliary officers]]: 4,501 (2021)<ref>{{cite web|title=Police in Figures 2021 |url=https://www.police.gov.hk/info/doc/police_in_figure/2021/2021_en.html |website=Hong Kong Police Force |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
| unsworntype       = Civilian officers
| unsworn           = 4,735 (2023)<ref name="HKPFOrg23"/>
| budget            = HK$20.6 billion (2019–20)<ref>{{cite web|title=Estimates for the year ending 31 March 2019: Head 122|url=https://www.budget.gov.hk/2019/eng/pdf/head122.pdf|publisher=Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau|access-date=June 19, 2019|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625183059/https://www.budget.gov.hk/2019/eng/pdf/head122.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| police            = Yes
| unitname          = *Operations and Support
*Crime and Security
*Personnel and Training
*Management Services
*Finance, Administration & Planning
*[[National Security Department|National Security]]
*Information Systems Wing
| website           = {{Official URL}}
| employees         = 
| local             = yes
| footnotes         = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes
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| s = 香港警务处
| y = Hēunggóng Gíngmouh Chyu
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{{Politics of Hong Kong}}

The '''Hong Kong Police Force''' ('''HKPF''') is the primary [[law enforcement]], investigative agency, and largest [[Hong Kong Disciplined Services|disciplined service]] under the [[Security Bureau (Hong Kong)|Security Bureau]] of [[Hong Kong]].

Pursuant to the [[one country, two systems]] principle, the HKPF is officially independent of the jurisdiction of the [[Ministry of Public Security (China)|Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China]], which under usual circumstances may not interfere with Hong Kong’s local law enforcement matters. All HKPF officers are employed as civil servants and therefore required to pledge allegiance to the [[Hong Kong Basic Law]].

The HKPF consists of approximately 34,000 officers, including the [[Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force]], civil servants, and its [[Marine Region]] (3,000 officers and 143 vessels as of 2009).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.police.gov.hk/info/review/2009/tc/pdf/TC_E_p68.pdf|title=Organisation|publisher=Hong Kong Police Force|access-date=30 June 2010|archive-date=16 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616221307/http://www.police.gov.hk/info/review/2009/tc/pdf/TC_E_p68.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
{{Main|History of the Hong Kong Police Force}}

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A police force has been serving [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] since shortly after the island was established as a colony in 1841. On 30 April 1841, 12 weeks after the [[British Empire|British]] landed in Hong Kong, Captain [[Charles Elliot]] established a policing authority in the new colony, empowering Captain [[William Caine (colonial administrator)|William Caine]] to enforce [[Qing dynasty|Qing]] law in respect of local inhabitants and "British Police Law" for "non-natives".<ref name=Kyshe>{{cite book|title=History of the Laws and Courts of Hong Kong|last=Norton-Kyshe|first=James William|date=1898|volume=I|publisher=T Fisher Unwin|place=London}}</ref> By October 1842, an organised police force (still under the direction of Caine who was also Chief Magistrate) was routinely bringing criminals before the courts for trial.<ref name=Kyshe />{{rp|17}} Caine's role as head of the police force ended when its first Superintendent was appointed on 22 February 1844, Captain Haly of the [[Madras Army|41st Madras Native Infantry]].<ref name=Kyshe />{{rp|40–41}} The formal establishment of the force was gazetted on 1 May 1844.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.police.gov.hk/hkp-home/english/history/history_01.htm#a1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402124106/http://www.police.gov.hk/hkp-home/english/history/history_01.htm#a1|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-04-02|title=History|publisher=Hong Kong Police Force}}</ref>

During World War II, [[Japanese occupation of Hong Kong|Japan occupied Hong Kong]], and the Hong Kong Police Force was temporarily disbanded. Policing duties were assumed by the Japanese [[Kempeitai]], with Chinese officers being forced to serve alongside and officers of other ethnicities sent to [[Stanley Prison]]. Some local Chinese were also recruited as police officers, which the force retained after the [[liberation of Hong Kong]] from Japan and were given the letter designation of "J". Officers served pre-war were also reinstated into the force.<ref>{{cite web|title=How was the Police Force in the Post-War Years?|url=http://www.hkmemory.org/central-police/text/station-q4-eng.php|website=Hong Kong Memory}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kempeitai: Ruthless Policemen of the Rising Sun|url=https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/kempeitai-ruthless-policemen-rising-sun|website=U.S. Department of Justice}}</ref>

The 1950s saw the commencement of Hong Kong's 40-year rise to global prominence, during which time the Hong Kong Police tackled many issues that have challenged Hong Kong's stability. Between [[Proclamation of the People's Republic of China|1949]] and [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre|1989]], Hong Kong experienced several huge waves of immigration from [[People's Republic of China|mainland China]], most notably [[Great Leap Forward|1958–62]]. In the 1970s and 1980s, large numbers of [[Vietnamese boat people]] arrived in Hong Kong, posing challenges first for marine police, secondly for officers who were posted in the dozens of camps in the territory and lastly for those who had to repatriate them. The force was granted the use of the title ‘royal’ in 1969 for its handling of the [[Hong Kong 1967 riots]] — renaming it the '''Royal Hong Kong Police Force'''.<ref name="honours">{{cite news |title=Queen honours Hongkong's police forces |work=South China Morning Post |date=18 April 1969 |page=1}}</ref>

In 1974, the [[Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong)|Independent Commission Against Corruption]] (ICAC) was created to give government wide-ranging powers to investigate corruption.<ref>"About ICAC: Brief History”, ''Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption'' (http://www.icac.org.hk/en/about/history/index.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009062807/https://www.icac.org.hk/en/about/history/index.html |date=9 October 2019 }} : retrieved 15 March 2017).</ref> At the turn of the 1980s, the Hong Kong Police Force began marketing itself as "Asia's Finest".<ref>Sinclair, Kevin. (1983). ''Asia's Finest: An Illustrated Account of the Royal Hong Kong police''. Unicorn: London. {{ISBN|978-9622320024}}</ref>

The recruitment of [[Britons in Hong Kong|Europeans to the force]] ceased in 1994,<ref>{{cite web|author=Leung, Christy|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2118459/there-future-foreign-police-officers-hong-kong|title=Is there a future for foreign police officers in Hong Kong?|newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]]|date=2017-11-05|access-date=2020-07-22|quote=The force stopped hiring from overseas in 1994[...]|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729153820/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2118459/there-future-foreign-police-officers-hong-kong|url-status=live}}</ref> and in 1995 the Royal Hong Kong Police took responsibility for patrolling the boundary with China. Prior to 1995, the [[British Army]] had operated the border patrol. The force played a prominent role in the process of the [[Handover of Hong Kong|handover of sovereignty in 1997]] and continues to perform ceremonial flag-raising on each anniversary.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}} With the handover of sovereignty, the police force dropped the prefix "Royal" from its name.

In the 2010s, the police force played a prominent role in relation to the [[2014 Hong Kong protests]] and [[2019–20 Hong Kong protests]].<ref name=nextmedia52953973>{{cite web|url=http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20140928/52953973|title=Police fired at least 3 teargas canisters|work=Apple Daily|language=zh|access-date=29 September 2014|archive-date=18 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318235607/http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20140928/52953973|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="South China Morning Post">{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1603350/police-fire-tear-gas-and-baton-charge-thousands-occupy-central|title=Police fire tear gas and baton charge thousands of Occupy Central protesters|work=South China Morning Post|date=29 September 2014|access-date=29 September 2014|archive-date=29 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929110238/http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1603350/police-fire-tear-gas-and-baton-charge-thousands-occupy-central|url-status=live}}</ref> Following [[Chris Tang]]'s appointment as the [[Commissioner of Police (Hong Kong)|Commissioner of Police]] in November 2019, the police force changed its motto from "We serve with pride and care", which had been used for more than 20 years, to "Serving Hong Kong with honour, duty and loyalty."<ref>{{cite news|title=New top cop spells out plan of action|date=20 November 2019|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=213695|work=The Standard|access-date=22 November 2019|archive-date=20 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120045742/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=213695|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Economist]]'' suggested that this change would curry favour with the [[central government of China]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=23 November 2019 |title=Borrowed time |magazine=The Economist |page=24}}</ref> In July 2022, as part of a process to remove colonial aspects from the force, [[foot drill]]s changed from British style to Chinese [[People's Liberation Army]] style with a [[goose step]]. The language spoken during drills changed from English to Chinese, and junior officers stopped addressing higher-ranking officers with "Yes Sir".<ref>{{cite journal |author=Hong Kong Police Force| title=Launch of e-learning course on Chinese-style foot drill |url=https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/1200/eng/9008.html |journal=OffBeat |issue=1200 |volume=12 January 2022 to 25 January 2022 |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-27/hong-kong-police-adopt-goose-step-marching-to-boost-patriotism?sref=Q3Gw7BiP | title=Hong Kong Police Adopt 'Goose Step' Marching to Boost Patriotism | newspaper=Bloomberg | date=27 June 2022|author-last1=Lindberg|author-first1=Kari Soo}}</ref>
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===Controversies===
{{main|Controversies of the Hong Kong Police Force|Police misconduct allegations during the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests}}

During the 1940s, the HKPF faced a number of [[Police corruption|corruption scandals]] involving officers. During the 1950s and 1960s, the force struggled with corruption issues relating to bribes from [[Drug abuse in Hong Kong|syndicated drugs]] and [[Gambling in Hong Kong|illegal gambling operations]].<ref name="McKoy">McCoy, Alfred (1980). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=rxbDAAAAIAAJ Drug Traffic: Narcotics and Organized Crime in Australia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728100925/https://books.google.com/books?id=rxbDAAAAIAAJ |date=28 July 2020 }}''. Sydney Australia: Harper & Row Pty Ltd. p. 33. {{ISBN|0063120313}}</ref> Police corruption again emerged as a major concern in the early 1970s when the Commissioner ordered investigations to break the culture of corruption, causing forty-odd officers to flee Hong Kong with more than HK$80&nbsp;million cash (about HK$2&nbsp;million each).<ref name="McKoy" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Police chief who tore the mask of corruption from force|work=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/517892/police-chief-who-tore-mask-corruption-force|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010152530/https://www.scmp.com/article/517892/police-chief-who-tore-mask-corruption-force|archive-date=10 October 2019|date=27 September 2005|url-status=live}}</ref>

More recently, the Hong Kong Police Force has faced [[Police misconduct allegations during the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests|extensive allegations of misconduct during the 2019 protests]] including excessive force,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/hong-kong-police-fight-with-protesters-amid-rising-tensions|title=Hong Kong police fight with protesters amid rising tensions|date=2019-07-14|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-us|access-date=2019-07-15|archive-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715153108/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/hong-kong-police-fight-with-protesters-amid-rising-tensions|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/14/world/asia/hong-kong-sha-tin-protest.html|title=Hong Kong Protesters Clash With Police Inside Shopping Mall|last=Qin|first=Amy|date=2019-07-14|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-07-15|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715173114/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/14/world/asia/hong-kong-sha-tin-protest.html|url-status=live}}</ref> brutality,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chan |first1=Holmes |title='They don't deserve sympathy': how a young police recruit switched sides to join the Hong Kong protests |url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/12/dont-deserve-sympathy-young-police-recruit-switched-sides-join-hong-kong-protests/ |website=HKFP |date=2019-10-12 |access-date=2019-11-30 }}</ref> torture,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news.php?id=133260&sid=3|title=Two cops accused of torturing man bound to hospital bed|website=The Standard|language=en|access-date=2019-08-20|archive-date=27 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227040743/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news.php?id=133260&sid=3|url-status=live}}</ref> and falsified evidence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/08/article/hk-police-deny-framing-beating-protester/|title=HK police deny framing, beating protester|first=Almen|last=Chui|website=Asia Times|language=en|access-date=2019-09-02|date=13 August 2019|archive-date=19 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819034732/https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/08/article/hk-police-deny-framing-beating-protester/|url-status=live}}</ref> In particular, the police were criticised for their failure to respond during the [[2019 Yuen Long attack|mob attack at the Yuen Long MTR station]] in July 2019.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=23 November 2019 |title=Borrowed time |magazine=The Economist |page=23 |quote=Men with triad links and metal staffs entered the Yuen Long station in the New Territories looking for democracy protesters on trains. They laid into passengers indiscriminately; local police, apparently turning a blind eye, failed to respond. That incident did more than any other to discredit a police force that used to be called "Asia’s finest". Today, only Mrs Lam uses the phrase.}}</ref> Several lawsuits were filed in October 2019 against the HKPF for failure to show identification during protests.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cheng |first1=Kris |title=police failed to display ID numbers, as security chief says uniform has 'no room' |url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/06/21/hong-kong-activists-complain-police-failed-display-id-numbers-security-chief-says-uniform-no-room/ |website=Hong Kong Free Press |date=20 June 2019 |access-date=2 October 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lau |first1=Chris |title=Trio launch court action against Hong Kong police over failure to display identification numbers during anti-government protests |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3027510/trio-launch-court-action-against-hong-kong-police-over |website=South China Morning Post |date=16 September 2019 |access-date=2 October 2019 |archive-date=19 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919231629/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3027510/trio-launch-court-action-against-hong-kong-police-over |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2023, the HKPF recommended that schools install CCTV cameras in school classrooms to enhance security.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leung |first=Hillary |date=2023-05-22 |title=Hong Kong schools should set up CCTV cameras in classrooms, police say |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2023/05/22/hong-kong-schools-should-set-up-cctv-cameras-in-classrooms-police-say/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Hong Kong Free Press HKFP |language=en-GB}}</ref>

From 2019 to 2022, 24 to 42 police officers were arrested per year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ho |first=Kelly |date=2023-05-24 |title=11 Hong Kong police officers arrested in first quarter of 2023 |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2023/05/24/11-hong-kong-police-officers-arrested-in-first-quarter-of-2023/ |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Hong Kong Free Press HKFP |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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==Organisation and structure==
{{main|Organization of Hong Kong Police}}

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The [[Commissioner of Police (Hong Kong)|Commissioner of Police]] serves as the commander of the HKPF and reports directly to the [[Secretary for Security]]. The HKPF is divided into six primary departments: Operations & Support, Crime & Security, Personnel & Training, Management Services, Finance, Administration & Planning, and [[National Security Department|National Security]].
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===Special Branch===
{{main|Special Branch (Hong Kong)}}

The [[Special Branch (Hong Kong)|Special Branch]] was established by the [[British Hong Kong|British Colonial Government of Hong Kong]] in 1934 originally as an [[Anti-communism|anti-communist]] squad under [[MI5]] with assistance from [[MI6]].<ref>{{Cite journal | doi=10.1080/02684527.2017.1289695|title = MI5 and the Cold War in South-East Asia: Examining the performance of Security Intelligence Far East (SIFE), 1946–1963| journal=Intelligence and National Security| volume=32| issue=6| pages=797–816|year = 2017|last1 = Shaw|first1 = Alexander Nicholas|s2cid = 73533752| url=http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/111406/10/MI5%20and%20the%20Cold%20War%20in%20South%20East%20Asia%20examining%20the%20performance%20of%20Security%20Intelligence%20Far%20East%20SIFE%201946%201963.pdf| doi-access=free}}</ref> The branch later joined the Crime Department of the [[Royal Hong Kong Police Force]] in 1946 and focussed on preventing [[Pro-ROC camp|pro-KMT rightists]] and [[Pro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong)|pro-CCP leftists]] from infiltrating the colony.<ref>{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602202202/http://www.scmp.com/article/998947/kmt-spies-infiltrated-colonial-police|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/998947/kmt-spies-infiltrated-colonial-police|title=KMT spies infiltrated colonial police|last=Seawright|first=Stephen|access-date=21 January 2013|archive-date=2 June 2014|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Remuneration==
===Salaries and fringe benefits===
Police officers enjoy remuneration far exceeding median incomes in the Special Administrative Region (HK$18,000 per month in 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/gender/employment_earnings/|title=Employment Earnings|publisher=Census & Statistics Department, Hong Kong Government|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726145621/https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/gender/employment_earnings/|url-status=live}}</ref>), the base rate for newly recruited police constables with minimal high school education being HK$24,110 per month and that for [[Matriculation examination|high school matriculants]] being HK$42,655.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/15_recruit/salary.html|title=Salary|website=Hong Kong Police Force|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726145620/https://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/15_recruit/salary.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, all officers enjoy extensive [[Housing Benefit|housing benefits]], free medical and dental benefits (including coverage of family members), with substantial vacation, [[Sick leave|sick]] and [[Parental leave|maternity leave]] allowances exceeding statutory minimums.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/15_recruit/welfare.html|title=Welfare|website=Hong Kong Police Force|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726145620/https://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/15_recruit/welfare.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Police welfare fund===
In addition, officers and their families enjoy substantial fringe benefits through the statutorily entrenched Police Welfare Fund which has current assets exceeding HK$200&nbsp;million. Attracting funds in excess of HK$50&nbsp;million per annum, almost entirely donations,<ref name=PWF>{{cite web|url=https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr18-19/chinese/counmtg/papers/cm20181212-sp058-ec.pdf|title=Police Welfare Fund - Annual Report 2017/18|website=Legislative Council, Hong Kong|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-date=23 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723071153/https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr18-19/chinese/counmtg/papers/cm20181212-sp058-ec.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> the fund trustee, the Commissioner of Police, has unfettered freedom to choose how the funds are to be expended.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cap 232 Police Force Ordinance Section 39E What the Police Welfare Fund may be used for|website=Hong Kong Legal Information Institute|url=http://www.hklii.org/eng/hk/legis/ord/232/s39E.html|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726145624/http://www.hklii.org/eng/hk/legis/ord/232/s39E.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Commissioner disburses the bulk of its annual expenditure in the form of cash grants to police officers and their families.<ref name=PWF />

A donation of HK$10&nbsp;million by the pro-Beijing Friends of Hong Kong Association, which consists of [[National People’s Congress]] delegates and members of the [[Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference]] national committee, in 2019, raised concern,<ref>{{cite news|title=The Friends of Hong Kong Association, formed of National People's Congress delegates and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference national committee members|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/07/19/hong-kong-pro-beijing-politicians-donate-hk10-million-police-fund-protesters-arrested/|date=19 July 2019|access-date=19 July 2019|last=Cheng|first=Kris|newspaper=Hong Kong Free Press}}</ref> as did a 2017 donation of HK$15&nbsp;million,<ref name=Elson>{{cite news|newspaper=Hong Kong Free Press|date=27 April 2017|last=Tong|first=Elson|title=Police welfare fund {{sic|rec|ieves|nolink=y}} HK$111m in donations over 3 years|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/27/police-welfare-fund-recieves-hk111m-donations-3-years/|access-date=26 July 2019}}</ref> that fringe benefits may be inadequate.<ref>{{cite web|website=Legislative Council of Hong Kong|url=https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr16-17/english/counmtg/hansard/cm20170427-translate-e.pdf|date=27 April 2017|title=Hansard|page=6888|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726151641/https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr16-17/english/counmtg/hansard/cm20170427-translate-e.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Addition fringe benefits===
Two trust funds established by statute in 1967 augment the benefits enjoyed by members of the force. The Police Children's Education Trust and Police Education & Welfare Trust disburse funds by way of scholarships, bursaries and grants for education expenses and to assist officers with needy children or in financial difficulty.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/10_retired_corner/pcet.html|title=Police Children's Education Trust and Police Education & Welfare Trust|access-date=26 July 2019|website=Hong Kong Police Force|archive-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726152505/https://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/10_retired_corner/pcet.html|url-status=live}}</ref> These funds were also the recipients of HK$10&nbsp;million in 2017 from an undisclosed donor.<ref name=Elson />

==Police associations==
Numerous associations of serving and retired police officers have been formed over the years. Currently, these include:
* Superintendents' Association
* Hong Kong Police Inspectors' Association
* Overseas Inspectors' Association
* Junior Police Officers' Association
* Royal Hong Kong Police Association<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2118459/there-future-foreign-police-officers-hong-kong|title=Is there a future for foreign police officers in Hong Kong?|newspaper=South China Morning Post|last=Leung|first=Christy|date=5 November 2017|access-date=29 July 2019|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729153820/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2118459/there-future-foreign-police-officers-hong-kong|url-status=live}}</ref>

The four serving officers' associations wield significant power, controlling half of the voting rights on the Police Force Council.<ref>{{cite web|title=Police Force Council|url=https://www.info.gov.hk/cml/eng/cbc/c14.htm|publisher=Hong Kong Government|access-date=29 July 2019|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729153529/https://www.info.gov.hk/cml/eng/cbc/c14.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Government consultations with Police Force staff are formally conducted through the council<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.hk/en/about/abouthk/factsheets/docs/civil_service.pdf|title=Hong Kong: The Facts; Civil Service|date=September 2018|publisher=Hong Kong Government|access-date=29 July 2019|archive-date=25 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025140024/https://www.gov.hk/en/about/abouthk/factsheets/docs/civil_service.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> and the associations figure prominently at times of controversy.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3020342/second-hong-kong-police-union-issues-statement|title=Second Hong Kong police union blasts chief secretary for apology over Yuen Long attack response|date=27 July 2019|access-date=29 July 2019|archive-date=28 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728210821/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3020342/second-hong-kong-police-union-issues-statement|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Ranks and insignia==
The HKPF continues to use ranks and insignia similar to those used in British police forces. Until 1997, the [[St Edward's Crown]] was used in the insignia, when it was replaced with the [[Bauhinia]] flower [[Emblem of Hong Kong|crest]] of the Hong Kong government. Pips were modified with the Bauhinia flower in the middle replacing the insignia from the [[Order of the Bath]]. The crest of the force was modified in 1997. The rank structure, organisation and insignia are similar to those used by the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] until the mid-1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uniforminsignia.org/?option=com_insigniasearch&Itemid=53&result=2711|title=Metropolitan Police Service /|publisher=uniforminsignia.org|access-date=25 February 2011|archive-date=27 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727153316/http://www.uniforminsignia.org/?option=com_insigniasearch&Itemid=53&result=2711|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"

!  Rank !! Abbreviation !! [[Insignia]] !! Description 
|- 
! colspan=4| Gazetted
|-
|[[Commissioner of Police (Hong Kong)|Commissioner of Police]] <br /> <small>(警務處處長)</small>|| CP || [[File:HKPF CP.png|50px]] || crest over pip over wreathed and crossed batons.
|-
|[[Deputy Commissioner of Police]] <br /> <small>(警務處副處長)</small>|| DCP || [[File:HKPF DCP.png|50px]] || crest over wreathed and crossed batons.
|-
|[[Assistant Commissioner|Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police]] <br /> <small>(警務處高級助理處長)</small>|| SACP || [[File:HKPF SACP.png|50px]] || pip over wreathed and crossed batons.
|-
|[[Assistant Commissioner|Assistant Commissioner of Police]] <br /> <small>(警務處助理處長)</small> || ACP || [[File:HKPF ACP.png|50px]] || wreathed and crossed batons.
|-
|[[Chief superintendent|Chief Superintendent of Police]] <br /> <small>(總警司)</small>|| CSP || [[File:HKPF CSP.png|50px]] || crest over two pips.
|-
|[[Senior superintendent|Senior Superintendent of Police]] <br /> <small>(高級警司)</small>|| SSP || [[File:HKPF SSP.png|50px]] || crest over pip.
|-
|[[Superintendent (police)|Superintendent of Police]] <br /> <small>(警司)</small>|| SP || [[File:HKPF SP.png|50px]] || crest.
|- 
! colspan=4| Inspectorate
|-
| [[Chief inspector|Chief Inspector of Police]] <br /> <small>(總督察)</small>|| CIP || [[File:HKPF CIP.png|50px]] || three pips.
|-
| [[Senior Inspector|Senior Inspector of Police]] <br /> <small>(高級督察)</small>|| SIP || [[File:HKPF SIP.png|50px]] || two pips over bar.
|-
| [[Inspector|Inspector of Police]] <br /> <small>(督察)</small>|| IP || [[File:HKPF IP.png|50px]] || two pips.
|-
| [[Inspector|Probationary Inspector of Police]] <br /> <small>(見習督察)</small>|| PI || [[File:HKPF PIP.png|50px]] || pip.
|- 
! colspan=4| Junior police officers (JPOs)
|- 
! colspan=4| <small>''Non-commissioned officers (NCOs)''</small>
|-
| [[Station Sergeant (Hong Kong)|Station Sergeant]] <br /> <small>(警署警長)</small>|| SSGT || [[File:HKPF SSGT.png|50px]] || wreathed crest.
|-
| [[Sergeant]] <br /> <small>(警長)</small>|| SGT || [[File:HKPF SGT.png|50px]] || three downward-pointing chevrons.
|- 
! colspan=4| <small>''Rank and file''</small>
|-
| [[Police Constable|Senior Police Constable]] <br /> <small>(高級警員)</small>|| SPC || [[File:HKPF SPC.png|50px]] || one downward-pointing chevron.
|-
| [[Police constable|Police Constable]] <br /> <small>(警員)</small>|| PC || [[File:HKPF PC.png|50px]] || ID number.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/01_about_us/os_chart.html|title=Organization Structure: Organization Chart of HKPF|publisher=Hong Kong Police Force|access-date=13 May 2011|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412220504/https://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/01_about_us/os_chart.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

Up until 1997, uniforms and hats had distinctions according to their rank. For example, senior constable and sergeant ranks are plastic ranks on the sleeve of the uniform. [[Special Duties Unit]], Marine Police, and the Counter-terrorism Response Unit have their ranks at the back of the helmet or vest. Inspector to senior superintendent ranks have an insignia on the collar of the uniform. Chief Inspectors have a wide black stripe fitted on their police hats. Superintendents also have a small white stripe fitted on the police hat. Senior Superintendents and Chief Superintendents have a wide white stripe on their hats, Assistant and Senior Assistant Commissioners have 1 row of silver oak leaves on the edge of their hats while Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner has 2 rows of silver oak leaves, a slide with a silver vertical line on the collar of the uniform, a black baton, and a red whistle or a black and white whistle on the front right pocket.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

==Uniforms==
{{More citations needed section|date=October 2019}}
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===Current ===
The current Hong Kong Police uniform was implemented in 2005. Most front-line officers wear a light blue shirt and dark blue cargo trousers, while senior officers wear a white shirt.

A long-sleeved shirt is worn with a black necktie, while a short-sleeved shirt can be worn with an open collar in warm weather. A waist-length dark blue windbreaker can also be worn over the shirt in cooler temperatures.

Male officers typically wear a black peaked cap while female officers wear a black bowler hat with a red stripe. Dark-blue baseball caps may also be worn, which was permitted from September 2022<ref name="headgear">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/article/194107/Frontline-police-officers-can-wear-baseball-caps-starting-in-September|work=The Standard|date=30 August 2022|title=Frontline police officers can wear baseball caps starting in September}}</ref> while the peaked cap was reserved for events or interviews.<ref name="headgear"/> Specialized units like the PTU, Marine officers, the Driving Cadre and Emergency Unit wear berets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/665/072_e.htm|website=Offbeat|publisher=Hong Kong Police Force|title=Scrap the cap}}</ref>

The uniform also does not include shoulder patches. Instead, a silver HKPF emblem is displayed on the headgear. The only patch on the uniform reads “Police” in English and Chinese, and is sewn above the left breast pocket of the shirt. Navy blue epaulettes worn on all uniform shirts and jackets show the officer's rank insignia (if any) and unique identification number.

HKPF officers do not wear a badge, but instead carry a [[Warrant card]] for identification. Having a WC is needed for HKPF officers who identify themselves when they are not in uniform.<ref name="GE">{{Cite web|url=https://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/13_faqs/faq_g.html|title=General Enquiries|publisher=Hong Kong Police Force}}</ref>

===Others===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Type
!Description
|-
|Traffic Branch Motorcyclists
|A heavy, bright, yellow and blue reflective jacket is worn. In warmer weather, a lightweight yellow reflective vest is an alternative. Black knee-high leather riding boots are also worn with navy blue riding trousers, along with protective gear such as gloves and a white helmet. A blue baseball-style cap is worn when not riding.
|-
|Rural Patrol Unit
|Cargo shirt and trousers in olive green are worn with either a dark blue baseball-style cap or a navy blue beret. Cargo shirt and trousers in Disruptive Pattern Camouflage is also sometimes worn.
|-
|Other specialized units
|In some specialized units, a cargo shirt is worn in either olive green, dark blue, or disruptive pattern camouflage (depending on the unit), along with matching cargo trousers, and a navy blue beret or a dark blue baseball-style cap.
|}

===Ceremonial===
Ceremonial uniforms include either a white (similar to [[Uniforms of the British Army#No.3: Warm weather ceremonial uniform|No.3 Warm weather ceremonial uniform]]) or navy blue tunic (similar to the old winter uniform). [[Ceremonial weapon|Sword design]] was based on [[Pattern 1897 infantry officer's sword|1897 pattern]] [[British Army]] infantry officer's sword and used for formal occasions such as parade out or [[Legal Opening Day]].

They are fitted with a black whistle on the front right pocket and insignia on the collar for commissioned officers. A [[Sam Browne belt]] is also worn.

===Retired variants===
The previous uniforms were reminiscent of the British colonial era from 1973.<ref name="Malegreen">{{Cite web|url=https://www.police.gov.hk/museum/qrpage/en/inner/46/3.html|title=Male Police Officers' Summer Uniforms in the 1970s|publisher=Hong Kong Police Force}}</ref> They were replaced with what were intended to be more modern, international, and cosmopolitan uniforms in 2005.<ref name="Malegreen"/>
{| class="wikitable"
!Type
!Description
|-
|Retired summer uniform
|A short-sleeved olive green tunic-style tropical field shirt, and olive green trousers worn with a black [[Sam Browne belt]] with shoulder strap.<ref name="Malegreen"/> Female officers wore a short-sleeved beige shirt with a knee-length skirt until 1995 when they were given the same uniform as male officers (without the shoulder strap).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.police.gov.hk/museum/qrpage/en/inner/47/3.html|title=Female Police Officers' Uniforms in the 1970s|publisher=Hong Kong Police Force}}</ref> [[Bermuda shorts]] were worn by male officers instead of trousers from the early 20th century until 1977.<ref name="Malegreen"/>
|-
|Retired winter uniform
|A [[cornflower blue]] (or white, for commissioned officers) shirt with a blue and red striped necktie, worn under a heavy navy blue tunic coat and a [[Sam Browne Belt]] with shoulder strap, and navy blue trousers. The tunic may be removed and shirt sleeves folded up to the elbows when working indoors or in warmer weather.
|-
|Retired headgear
|In some specialized units, a cargo shirt is worn in either olive green, dark blue, or disruptive pattern camouflage (depending on the unit), along with matching cargo trousers, and a navy blue beret or a dark blue baseball-style cap.
|}

Until 1998, all officers wore a black whistle lanyard over the left shoulder running under the epaulet with the double cord attached to a whistle tucked in to the left breast tunic pocket. Officers who had received a Commissioner of Police Commendation or HE Governor's Commendation were issued a plaited black, yellow and red lanyard for CP's Commendation, or red for Governor's.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/617/letter.html|title=Off Beat|website=www.police.gov.hk|access-date=4 February 2019|archive-date=27 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827065256/http://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/617/letter.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gmic.co.uk/topic/42758-commisioner39s-commendations/|title=COMMISIONER'S COMMENDATIONS|website=Gentleman's Military Interest Club|date=7 March 2010 |access-date=13 May 2020|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801174243/https://gmic.co.uk/topic/42758-commisioner39s-commendations/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Equipment ==
Uniform officers wear a utility belt which holds a sidearm, extra ammunition, a [[handcuff]], an [[baton (law enforcement)|extendable baton]], a [[pepper spray]], a [[Motorola]] radio with a connected remote speaker microphone attached to the shoulder and a body-mounted camera.

While the HKPF had initially continued to procure equipment from Western countries, following the US and EU arms embargo imposed after the passing of the [[2020 Hong Kong National Security Law|National Security Law]] in 2020,<ref name="HKFPFeb16"/> the HKPF had started importing firearms from mainland China to refresh their inventory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cheng |first=Selina |date=2021-02-16 |title=Czech supplier says it will not sell arms to Hong Kong police after US order blocked by sanctions |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2021/02/16/hong-kong-police-buy-firearms-from-czech-supplier-after-us-order-blocked-by-sanctions-report/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Hong Kong Free Press HKFP |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-14 |title=警察冇槍用︱美製衝鋒槍被CUT單 港警轉投捷克槍械 涂謹申：交易仍存變數 ｜ 蘋果日報 |url=https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210215/JBA36EFZS5AIDATTK7IYWYGIPE/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214180508/https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210215/JBA36EFZS5AIDATTK7IYWYGIPE/ |archive-date=14 February 2021 |access-date=2025-01-31}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Model
!Type
!Origin
!Status
!User
!References
|-
|[[Smith & Wesson Model 10]]
|[[Revolver]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Under replacement
| rowspan="2" |Uniformed officers, including [[Police Tactical Unit (Hong Kong)|Police Tactical Unit]] and [[Police Dog Unit]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref name="HKFPFeb16">{{cite news |last1=Cheng |first1=Selina |date=16 February 2021 |title=Czech supplier says it will not sell arms to Hong Kong police after US order blocked by sanctions |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2021/02/16/hong-kong-police-buy-firearms-from-czech-supplier-after-us-order-blocked-by-sanctions-report/ |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=Hong Kong Free Press}}</ref><ref name="ApplyDailyFeb15">{{cite news |date=15 February 2021 |title=警察冇槍用︱美製衝鋒槍被CUT單 港警轉投捷克槍械 涂謹申：交易仍存變數 |url=https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210215/JBA36EFZS5AIDATTK7IYWYGIPE/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214180508/https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210215/JBA36EFZS5AIDATTK7IYWYGIPE/ |archive-date=14 February 2021 |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=Apple Daily |language=Chinese}}</ref>
|-
|[[QSZ-92|CF98A]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Semi-automatic pistol]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Future standard issue
|-
|[[SIG P250|SIG Sauer P250 DCc]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Under replacement
| rowspan="2" |Criminal Investigations detectives
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web |date=10 July 2024 |title=警槍｜消息：警方以中國曲尺手槍取代「點三八」 須花逾十年更換 |url=https://www.hk01.com/article/1036942?utm_source=01articlecopy&utm_medium=referral}}</ref>
|-
|[[QSZ-92|CS/LP5]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Future standard issue
|-
|[[Glock 17]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Austria}}
| rowspan="26" |Current
| rowspan="2" |[[Special Duties Unit]], [[Airport Security Unit (Hong Kong)|Airport Security Unit]], [[Special Tactical Contingent|Special Tactical Squad]], [[Counter Terrorism Response Unit]], [[VIP Protection Unit (Hong Kong)|VIP Protection Unit]], Witness Protection Unit, Small Boat Division, CIB Hit Team
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-19 |title=Elite police watch for lone-wolf terrorists at Hong Kong airport |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2094823/elite-police-keep-watch-lone-wolf-terrorists-hong-kong|author-first1=Christy|author-last1=Leung|access-date=2025-03-26 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Glock 19]]
|-
|[[Heckler & Koch MP5]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Submachine gun]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
| [[Special Duties Unit]], [[Airport Security Unit (Hong Kong)|Airport Security Unit]], [[Special Tactical Contingent|Special Tactical Squad]], [[Counter Terrorism Response Unit]], [[VIP Protection Unit (Hong Kong)|VIP Protection Unit]], Witness Protection Unit, [[Marine Region]], Criminal Investigations detectives, Emergency Unit
|<ref name="ApplyDailyFeb15" /><ref name="HKFPFeb16"/>
|-
|[[SIG Sauer MPX]]
|{{flag|United States}}
| [[Counter Terrorism Response Unit]], CIB Hit Team
|
|-
|[[CS/LS7]]
|{{flag|China}}
|[[Airport Security Unit (Hong Kong)|Airport Security Unit]]
|
|-
|[[Remington 870]]
|[[Shotgun]]
| rowspan="4" |{{flag|United States}}
|[[Police Tactical Unit (Hong Kong)|Police Tactical Unit]], Emergency Unit, Criminal Investigations detectives, [[VIP Protection Unit (Hong Kong)|VIP Protection Unit]], Witness Protection Unit, [[Special Duties Unit]], [[Special Tactical Contingent|Special Tactical Squad]]
|
|-
|[[Colt AR-15]]
| [[Semi-automatic rifle]]
|[[Police Tactical Unit (Hong Kong)|Police Tactical Unit]], Emergency Unit
|
|-
|[[SIG Sauer SIG516]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Assault rifle]]
|[[Special Duties Unit]], [[Special Tactical Contingent|Special Tactical Squad]], [[Counter Terrorism Response Unit]], Small Boat Division, CIB Hit Team
|
|-
|[[M4 carbine|KAC SR-16 M4]]
|[[Airport Security Unit (Hong Kong)|Airport Security Unit]]
|
|-
|[[SKS|Type 56]]
| [[Semi-automatic rifle]]
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|China}}
| rowspan="3" |Ceremonial purposes only
|
|-
|[[QBZ-95|QBZ-95-1]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Assault rifle]]
|
|-
|[[QBZ-191]]
|
|-
|[[Accuracy International AW|Accuracy International AX308]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Sniper rifle]]
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
| rowspan="6" |[[Special Duties Unit]]
|
|-
|[[SIG Sauer SSG 3000]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|
|-
|[[CS/LR4]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|China}}
|
|-
|[[CS/LR35]]
|
|-
|[[KAC SR-25]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|
|-
|[[Accuracy International AS50]]
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|
|-
|[[Federal Riot Gun]]
| rowspan="8" |[[Grenade launcher]]s and [[riot gun]]s
| rowspan="2"|{{flag|United States}}
| rowspan="2"|[[Police Tactical Unit (Hong Kong)|Police Tactical Unit]], [[Special Tactical Contingent|Special Tactical Squad]]
|
|-
|Penn Arms GL1
|
|-
|[[ARWEN 37]]
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
| rowspan="3"|[[Special Duties Unit]], [[Special Tactical Contingent|Special Tactical Squad]]
|
|-
|[[Brügger & Thomet GL06]]
|{{flag|Switzerland}}
|
|-
|[[M320 Grenade Launcher Module|M320 GLM]]
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|USA}}
|
|-
|Variable Kinetic System
| rowspan="2"|[[Special Tactical Contingent|Special Tactical Squad]]
|
|-
|[[Tippmann]] 98 Custom Plantinum
|
|-
|Byrna HD
|{{flag|South Africa}}
| [[Police Tactical Unit (Hong Kong)|Police Tactical Unit]]
|
|}

==Vehicles==
{{Main|Police vehicles in Hong Kong}}

{{More citations needed section|date=October 2019}}
[[File:HKPF Mercedes Benz Sprinter W3-3 (2).jpg|alt=|thumb|200x200px|A police van]]
[[File:HKPF Police Patrol BoatNo.63.JPG|thumb|200px|HKPF Police Patrol Boat]]

Most police vehicles in Hong Kong are white, with a blue and red [[3M]] [[retroreflective]] stripe around on the sides of the vehicle with wording "警 POLICE 察" in white, the only exception being the [[armoured personnel carrier]]s specially designed for the [[Police Tactical Unit (Hong Kong)|Police Tactical Unit]], which are wholly dark blue and with wording "警 POLICE 察" on a light blue background in white on the sides of the vehicle. Most police vehicles in Hong Kong are equipped with both red and blue [[emergency vehicle lighting]]. The vehicles which are assigned to [[Hong Kong International Airport|airport]] duties have additional yellow emergency vehicle lighting and yellow rooftops required for all airport vehicles. All police vehicles are government property and so bear license plates starting with "AM".

Since 2008, the Hong Kong Police Force have brought in the use of [[Battenburg markings]] for new police vehicles of the Traffic Branch for better visibility on the roads. In addition, these new vehicles show the Force crest on the front part of the vehicle, which the Force has not used in the design of new vehicles for the last two decades.

The Hong Kong Police Force has ordered 10 new electric scooters for their officers to help reduce pollution in central Hong Kong. Emergency Unit, Police Tactical Unit, and Traffic Police have identification markings on the back of the car. For example, PTUD 1/3 means PTU D Team 1st Team 3rd car; EUKW 23 means Emergency Unit, Kowloon West region, 23rd car; and TKW 2 means Traffic unit, Kowloon West region, second car. Until 2007, EU, PTU, and TP vehicles had identification markings in a slightly different format. For example, “1/3 PTUD”, “23 EUKW”, and “2 TKW”.<ref name=20111127cnn>{{cite web|title=Boys in blue go green|url=http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c2#/video/world/2011/11/27/eco-lu-stout-electric.cnn|publisher=CNN|date=27 November 2011|access-date=29 November 2011|archive-date=22 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222141310/http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c2#/video/world/2011/11/27/eco-lu-stout-electric.cnn|url-status=live}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
{{see also|:Category:Hong Kong police films|:Category:Hong Kong police procedural television series}}
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The Hong Kong Police Force and its previous incarnation have been the subject of many films and television shows, including the locally produced [[Police Story (film series)|''Police Story'' film series]], ''[[The Criminal Investigator]]'', [[Infernal Affairs (film series)|''Infernal Affairs'' film series]], ''[[Cold War (2012 film)|Cold War]]'', and ''[[OCTB (TV series)|OCTB]]''. English language films featuring the HKPF include ''[[Rush Hour (1998 film)|Rush Hour]]'' and ''[[Skyscraper (2018 film)|Skyscraper]]''.

The Hong Kong Police Force and Special Duties Unit have also appeared in popular video game series such as ''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege]]'' and ''[[Sleeping Dogs (video game)|Sleeping Dogs]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Forward |first1=Jordan |title=Rainbow Six Siege Blood Orchid: operators, release date, map – everything we know |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/rainbow-six-siege/rainbow-six-siege-blood-orchid-operators-release-date-map-hong-kong |publisher=PCGamesN |access-date=17 April 2020 |date=12 September 2017 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809200519/https://www.pcgamesn.com/rainbow-six-siege/rainbow-six-siege-blood-orchid-operators-release-date-map-hong-kong |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Notable personnel==
* Eric Blackburn OBE, QPM, CPM Acting Commissioner 
*[[William Caine (Hong Kong)|William Caine]], first Head of Police
*[[Danny Lee (actor)|Danny Lee]], Hong Kong actor, producer and filmmaker known for frequently portraying Hong Kong police officers on film and television and who received numerous honors from police organisations for his dedication to showing realistic police procedures and donating money to the families of slain officers, even receiving an honorary title of "Lee Sir" from actual officers.
*[[Nick Cheung]], actor and director
*[[Peter Godber]] Chief Superintendent serving as Deputy District Commander of Kowloon who was embroiled in a bribery scandal in 1973 and absconded
*[[Eddie Hui]], last Commissioner of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force and first Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force
*[[Raymon Anning]] Last Briton Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force from 1985 to 1989
*[[Li Kwan-ha]], first ethnic Chinese Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force
*[[Stephen Lo|Stephen Lo Wai-chung]], Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force from 2015 to 2019
*[[Lui Lok]], notorious corrupt police officer
*[[Joe Ma (actor)|Joe Ma Tak-chung]], actor
*[[Rupert Dover]], English-born officer
*{{ill|David John Jordan|zh|莊定賢}}, English-born officer
*[[Tsui Po-ko]], murderer and bank robber
*[[Andrew Sharpe, Baron Sharpe of Epsom|Lord Sharpe]], British politician

==See also==
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*[[Crime in Hong Kong]]
*[[Law enforcement in Hong Kong]]
*[[Police misconduct allegations during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests]]
*[[Public Security Police Force]]
*[[People's Police (China)|People’s Police of China]]

== References ==
=== Citations ===
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=== Sources ===
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* {{Source-attribution|Hong Kong – The Facts, published by the Information Services Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.}}
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== External links ==
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