For discussion
on 6 March 1992
ITEM FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE
FCR (91-92) 181
(OMELCO Ref.: SS)
HEAD 166
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ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE
Supnead 603 Plant, venicles and equipment
Members
are
commitment of
of
invited to approve
$212 million for the
programme
purchase
nelicopters to
Auxiliary Air Force.
of
two Sikorsky S70A
complete the expansion
the Royal Hong Kong
Introduction
In 1986; the Executive Council approved a programme for the expansion and development of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force (RHKAAF). This programme nas four parts
In
(a) το take over the functions of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Army Air Corps (AAC) in support of the Police 10 their anti-illegal immigration role along the border;
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(c)
(d)
to provide flying support for the Police Tactical Unit (PTU) and Special Duties Unit (SDU);
to carry out Search and Rescue (SAR) missions at night and in bad weather;
and
to recruit and train local pilots to replace progressively the expatriate personnel currently serving with the
RHKAAF.
addition, the RHKAAF would continue to provide services for medical evacuation, daytime SAR, surveillance of criminal operations, fire-fighting, aerial survey, the carriage of VIPS and others and routine flying for the
Civil
Aviation
Department
and
other government departments. The overall objective is to equip the RHKAAF to meet all the Hong Kong Government's requirements for non-military flying.
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