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| Tango Company Tango連 / T大隊 | |||||||||||
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| Operations jurisdiction | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Governing body | Hong Kong Police Force | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | Tango連 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | Tango连 | ||||||||||
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| T大隊 | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | T大隊 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | T大队 | ||||||||||
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Tango Company is a female riot police company under the Hong Kong Police Force. It's tasked on crowd control during public activities.
History
Founded in June 1992, It was initially established to relieve women and children in the Vietnamese refugee camps.
Known Operations
During and after the Vietnam War, Tango Company assisted to deport 143,700 Vietnamese refugees entered into Hong Kong.
Organisation
TC officers can be mobilized by district commanders.
References
- ^ Hong Kong Police Force (2019). "Hong Kong Police Review 2019".
- "Female police officers trained to take heat out of protests". South China Morning Post. 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201311/20/P201311200543.htm