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Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau

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Formed
  
1949

Website
  
eng.bjgaj.gov.cn

Jurisdiction
  
City of Beijing

Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau

Agency executive
  
Wang Xiaohong, Bureau Chief

The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau (Chinese: 北京市公安局; pinyin: Běijīng Shì Gōng'ānjú) is a department of the municipal government of Beijing. It serves as the city's public security bureau and police department. The headquarters is in Qianmen, Dongcheng District.

In 2010 the agency started a new public relations program by allowing Hong Kong and Macau media to attend press conferences and adding new spokespersons. All police officers of the Beijing police are armed with a variety of guns on the beat, e.g. QSZ-92, 2005 Chinese-made police revolver, QSW-06, officers in special units carry shotguns and swat members are armed with rifles, submachine guns and many more.

History

  • On 17 August 2011 (2011-08-17): Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau AW109E police helicopter crashed into Miyun reservoir in Miyun County, Beijing of China. Three crewmen were killed and one crewman got severely hurt.

    • References

    Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau Wikipedia
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