Public Security Police Force

Law enforcement was first taken by the military stationed in Portuguese Macau, with Portuguese Navy troops at first before the Portuguese Army stepped in to take over internal security duties on 14 March 1691. A social recovery center was created in 1961 to help take care of troubled people such as orphans, homeless or foreign nationals living in Macau without any permanent residence. By May 1968, the PSP served as a military organization under the Portuguese colonial government. Female officers were first recruited by the PSP on 7 October 1974, when 42 candidates were accepted into service. Decree-Law No. 705/75 of 27 December 1975, placed the PSP under the Security Forces of Macau alongside the Marine Police, Fiscal Police and the Fire Department. On 8 April 2019, the force announced that Vong Vai Hong, the Assistant Commissioner was appointed as the Deputy Commissioner. On 9 October 2019, Assistant Commissioner Leong Heng Hong was made the Deputy Commissioner. Controversies The PSPFM's credibility suffered in the 2007 Macau labour protest when a bystander was injured from a bullet fired by PSPM officers as warning shots to break up protests. The PSPFM announced that several of its officers, including a retired officer, were arrested during an anti-extortion operation. ==Vehicles==

All marked vehicles employed by the PSP have an all blue finish with the seal of the force. Previously, all of them had a white finish. Some of the vehicles used or are currently in use: • Honda Civic – patrol car • Hyundai Santa Fe – patrol car • Mazda 3 – patrol car • Toyota Corolla – patrol car • Suzuki Carry – lorry • Toyota LiteAce light van • Honda VFR800P motorcycle • BMW R-series RTP motorcycle • Toyota Hiace van • Toyota Townace Van • Mitsubishi Outlander SUV File:Public Security Police car of Macau - Mazda3.jpg|Mazda3 patrol car File:CPSP MTW ME-06-72@1.jpg|Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van ==Equipment==

Uniform officers wear a utility belt which holds a sidearm, extra ammunition, a handcuff, an extendable baton, a pepper spray, a Motorola radio with a connected remote speaker microphone attached to the shoulder and a body-mounted camera. The following are used by the PSPF: == Organisation ==

The PSPFM is currently organized according to the following structure as of 2021: • Resources Management Department • Human Resources Division • Material Resources Division • Financial Resources Office • Information Department • Research and Information Division • Commissioner of General Issues • Operations Department • Operations and Communications Division • Public Relations Division • Migration Service – acts as immigration services • Immigration Division • Frontier Control Division • Traffic Department • Traffic Control Commission • Traffic Commission for Macau Peninsula • Traffic Commission for the Islands • Police Department for Macau Peninsula • Police Department for the Islands • Airport Division • Police Tactical Intervention Unit (Portuguese: Unidade Especial de Polícia, UEP, Chinese: 特警隊) • High Entities and Important Facilities Protection Group (Portuguese: Grupo de Protecção de Altas Entidades, GPAE, Chinese: 保護重要人物及設施組, more commonly known as G4) • Special Operations Group (Portuguese: Grupo de Operações Especiais, GOE, Chinese: 特別行動組) • Police School • Support Division and Services == Rank structure ==

Senior Command The PSP is commanded by a superintendent-general, who is assisted by two superintendents. Other positions or offices in the PSP organization includes: • Legal Advisor • Discipline Counsel • Support Office Command Individual departments are often headed by a commissioner. Ranks The rank insignia of the CPSP follows the generic model of the Portuguese Public Security Police. Insignia is placed in dark blue epaulets for all ranks, except those of superintendent and superintendent general which use instead red epaulets. The insignia for basic ranks consist in silver chevrons: two for constable, three for constable first class and four for principal constable. The insignia for sub-chief consists in a silver stripe. The insignia for chiefs and commissioners consist of a laurel branch and a number of PSP stars (six points silver stars with the "SP" monogram in the center): one for chief, two for sub-commissioner and three (in inverted triangle) for commissioner. The insignia for intendents and superintendents consist of two crossed batons surrounded by laurel wreaths and a number of PSP stars: two for sub-intendent, three (in inverted triangle) for intendent and superintendent and four for superintendent general. == References ==