Equipment and Gear
Standard equipment for GFS personnel is:
- Flight suit or jumpsuit
- Special Operations Vests (SOVs) - consists of a small oxygen tank (3 minutes of oxygen), life jacket, small survival/first aid kit.
- Helicopter helmet
- Walkie-talkie
- gloves
As the GFS is not a police or para-military unit, they are unarmed. Armed officers of the Hong Kong Police Force fly with the GFS on occasion.
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