Police Dog Unit

The Police Dog Unit, which was provided with purpose-built training
facilities, trains general-purpose patrol dogs and dogs for different aspects
of search work. Apart from foot patrols, Police dogs joined mobile patrol
teams to enable a speedy response to any incident. Patrol dogs were
involved in the arrests of 1 073 persons in 618 cases in 1997.

Search dogs were trained to search for dangerous drugs, explosives and
firearms. They were deployed at the Hong Kong International Airport.
They also provided support for searches in special operations, especially
during major events of the year including the Handover Ceremony and the
WB/IMF Annual Meetings.

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