Hong Kong’s toughest cops happy to fight it out in fun charity challenges
Unit’s signature armoured vehicles are on the move – but it’s all done through muscle power in popular contest
Pulling a 10-tonne armoured vehicle is a popular tradition at the Police Tactical Unit’s annual charity event to raise funds for Operation Santa Claus, the yearly charity campaign organised by the South China Morning Post and RTHK.
And this year the competition known as “Unimog Pull” was the highlight again, with officers split into five teams, each with five members. The challenge was to pull the PTU’s signature armoured vehicles from one side of a square to the other in the quickest time.
To generate funds, teams were allowed to recruit extra members – for a donation of HK$100 per head, or they could pay HK$100 to have their members sit in the opponent’s vehicle to pile on the weight.
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It came as no surprise that the Special Duties Unit, known for its tough and well-trained personnel, won the contest for the second consecutive year.
Police chief inspector Chris Ho Yuet-hang said the event was meaningful as well as fun – despite being on the losing team – and they would try their best to raise more funds.
“I think that regardless of what position we are in, we all enjoy every moment, and winning or losing is not the most important thing. The most important is that we are doing something good for society, so we treasure the moment,” he said.
Six contests were held in one day, with each team having to donate money according to its ranking in the challenge. The highest amount to be paid for coming in last was HK$800.
