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CHAPTER 29

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USE OF FORCE AND FIREARMS

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provided that no lesser degree of force can achieve these objects.

5. A Police officer shall not discharge a firearm merely to frighten or warn a suspect.

6. Whenever possible a Police officer shall give warning of his intention to open fire. An officer shall only fire such number of shots are as necessary to achieve his object, as defined in paragraph 4 of this order.

7. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 4, a Police officer shall not open fire at a moving motor vehicle, vessel or other conveyance unless:-

(a) he is fired upon from the vehicle, vessel or conveyance; or

(b) the vehicle, vessel or conveyance fails to stop when called

upon to do so, and he has good reason to believe that the occupants are armed with firearms AND have committed a serious and violent crime; or

(c) he is required to protect himself or any other person from

death or serious bodily injury. This is a preventative measure only and once the danger to life or person has passed the justification for opening fire will cease.

In the context of this order a motor vehicle, vessel or other conveyance shall be deemed to be a 'place' and the provisions of paragraph 3 above will apply.

8. The instructions contained in PGO 29-01 and PGO 29-02 are directed towards the use of force and firearms in day-to-day Police situations. Use of force and firearms in internal security and counter-terrorist situations will continue to be governed by the principles contained in Chapter 1 of the Royal Hong Kong Police Manual of Internal Security and the Commissioner's Order on Counter-Terrorist Action respectively.