Police Dog Unit

The Police Dog Unit, (Abbreviation: PDU; Chinese: 警犬隊) established in 1949, is a specialist force of the Hong Kong Police under the direct command of the Special Operations Bureau.[1] Its role is in crowd control, search and rescue and poison and explosive detection.[2][3] In addition, the Police Dog Unit works in collaboration with other departments for anti-crime operations.

This article is about the Hong Kong unit. For the general topic, see police dog.
Not to be confused with Police K-9 Unit (Singapore), Metropolitan Police Dog Support Unit, Airport Police Dog Unit, or Police Dog Training Centre.
Police Dog Unit
2 Police Dog Unit officers with K-9
Active1949-Present
Country Hong Kong
BranchHong Kong Police Force
TypePolice dog unit
RoleCrowd control, search and rescue and poison and explosive detection.

See also

References
  1. "The Establishment of Hong Kong Police Dog Unit - Hong Kong Police Force". www.police.gov.hk. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. "Stray dogs trained for sniffer units". BBC News. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. "New recruits to join police dog unit as canine retirements loom". Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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