Special Tactical Squad

• First Aid Kit
  • Space Blanket
• Spinal Board

• Riot Helmet, with built in cooling net, can withstand corrosive liquids.
• Riot Visors/Goggles
• Avon SF10 Gas Mask, British made, Canadian C4 Gas mask, AVON FM53 (PTU,CTRU), Scott Frr Gas mask (SDU) can withstand against tear gas, Sarin toxins, Chlorine gases, and other toxic gases.
• 5.11 tactical VTAC LBE vest
• Anti-cut Gloves, uses 3M materials, used to carry and remove obstacles.[7]
• Fire Protective Gloves
• Riot Gloves
• Riot Boots, used since October 2003, as the Police Tactical Unit's development, produced by the Hong Kong Correctional Services. The outer layer of the boot is made from fire proof materials, center layer uses Gore-Tex materials, is water-proof and breathable. In addition to using Kevlar materials, consists of heat withstanding and penetration proof abilities. The bottom of the boot has GeoXT chips, achieving work safety standards.[8]
• Tactical Boots
• Cable Tie
• Handcuffs

• Smith & Wesson Military & Police (Used by officers from EU, PTU and the Marine police)
• Glock 17 (Used by operators from SDU, CTRU, ASU and RRT)
• Remington Model 870
• H&K MP5A3 (Used by operators from SDU, CTRU and ASU)
• H&K MP5SFA2 (Used by EU officers)
• AR-15 (Used by PTU officers)
• SIG Sauer SIG516 (Used by SDU and CTRU operators)
• Pepper Spray/OC Spray
  • Sabre Red Pepper Spray (Mk. 3 & Mk. 9 Models)
  • Riot Specialized Pepper Spray
  • Pepper-spray projectile
  • OC Water Jet Pack, in the ratio of 350mL of OC Liquid to 14L of pure water, within a container, carried on the back or placed on the ground, far distance and accurate spray.[9]
  • OC grenade (UK N225 & CHN KF-302-20)
• 37/38mm Federal Riot Gun
  • NonLethal Technologies™ MP-6M5-CS /Model CS-565 Tear Gas rounds, 5 rounds per projectile, able to discharge at 50–70 meters.
  • NonLethal Technologies™ MP-4-R3 /Model 373 Rubber Baton rounds, 3 rounds per projectile, able to discharge at 40–50 meters.
  • Norinco NF01-3 Tear Gas rounds, 3 rounds per projectile, able to discharge at 50–70 meters.
• ARWEN 37 Multiple-Shot Less Lethal Launcher (Used by SDU operators)
• Batons
  • 21-inch ASP Extendable Baton
  • 18-inch PPCT Phoenix Extendable Baton
  • Riot Truncheon

• Gas Mask, used since April 2002, produced by the Hong Kong Correctional Services, durable, water-proof and fire proof.[10]

S10, FM 53, Canadian C4 Gas mask

• Megaphone
• Wire Cutters
• Electric Drill
• Mobile Platform, 4 officers are in charge of protecting and pushing the platform, alongside 2 officers on the platform to observe, conduct forensic filming, announce, command, etc.[11]

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  STS in Queensway rapidly removing obstacles.
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  STS & PTU in Queensway rapidly removing obstacles.
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  PTU creating a blockade the Mong Kok Occupied Area, while STS officers push the mobile platform.
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  2 STS officers standing on the mobile platform.
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  Closeup of a STS officer standing on the mobile platform.
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  STS in Causeway Bay rapidly removing obstacles.

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  STS in Sai Yee Street creating a riot blockade.

Squads were deployed to disperse the crowds after clashes between the protesters and the police started. During some of the protests in August, protesters threw Molotov cocktails, bricks, metal pipes etc., and the squads deployed tear gas canisters, rubber bullet, beanbag rounds to disperse them, live-fire weapons were also deployed. Many of the officers were accused for using excessive force during arrests and while dispersing the protesters. Most notably during the 2019 Prince Edward station attack and the siege of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.[12][13] SDU operators from Special Tactical Squad were also known to have disguised as protesters to make arrests,[14] in which they were accused by some citizens for committing illegal acts such as setting fire on the street during their undercover assignments, thereby achieving their goals of false flag operations.[15]