VIP Protection Unit
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| VIP Protection Unit VIPPU 要員保護組 |
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 Current patch of the VIPPU |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Hong Kong |
| Employees | Known to have 100 operators in 1997[1] |
The Very Important Person Protection Unit (VIPPU 要員保護組) otherwise known as G4 (originally section G, division 4) is a branch of the Hong Kong Police Force. The original name had been given to the unit since it is the 4th division of the former Royal Hong Kong Police's Special Branch division.[2]
It has primary responsibility for the safety of VIPs and visiting dignitaries to Hong Kong.
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[edit] Requirements
Any Hong Kong police officer, male or female, can be qualified to serve in the unit with the following conditions:[3]
- Serve in the police force for 3 years at current rank.
- Have a good service record.
- Have a Police Tactical Unit Company attachment completed (For male VIPPU applicants)
- Can swim.
- Have good eyesight (Contact lenses accepted)
[edit] Training
Training techniques taught to all VIPPU officers include VIP protection, basic trauma support system and unarmed combat.[4]
[edit] Scandal
The VIPPU had been under scrutiny when a VIPPU officer's pistol fell to the ground during a VIP protection operation. It had been fortunate that the sidearm did not fire when it fell on the ground.[5]
[edit] Known heads of VIPPU
- Craig Foster had been a former leading officer of the VIPPU.[6]
[edit] Cultural Appearances
- The VIPPU (formerly G4) was portrayed in the Hong Kong movie Option Zero
- TVB drama Step Into the Past protagonist Hong Siu Long was former member of the G4 unit
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ An Affair to Remember. Retrieved on February 16, 2008.
- ^ Unofficial Hong Kong Police page. Retrieved on February 16, 2008.
- ^ VIP PU wants you. Retrieved on February 16, 2008.
- ^ Specialist Units Gear Up For World Bank-IMF Meeting in Hong Kong. Retrieved on February 16, 2008.
- ^ Dropped gun `could have been tragic'. Retrieved on February 16, 2008.
- ^ Asia-Pacific Financial Crime Conference & Exhibition 2004 Speakers Page. Retrieved on February 16, 2008.
[edit] External links
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