Tango Company
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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.[1]
History
[edit]Founded in June 1992, It was initially established to relieve women and children in the Vietnamese refugee camps.[1]
Known Operations
[edit]During and after the Vietnam War, Tango Company assisted to deport 143,700 Vietnamese refugees entered into Hong Kong.[2]
Organisation
[edit]TC officers can be mobilized by district commanders.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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