Marine Region

Marine Region
Marine Region
Common name	Marine Police
Agency overview
Formed	1846
Employees	2,424 officers
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Hong Kong
General nature	Civilian police;
Specialist jurisdiction	Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.;
Operational structure
Parent agency	Hong Kong Police Force

The Marine Region is a branch of the Hong Kong Police Force, more widely known as the Marine Police. The marine police patrols 1,651 km² (637 sq mi) of waters within the territory of Hong Kong, including 263 islands. The Marine Region is made up of about 3,000 officers. It has a fleet of 142 boats in total, the largest of any civil police force in the world.

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