Hong Kong Police Force Pipe Band
- Hong Kong Police Force Pipe Band
Hong Kong Police Force Pipe Band is a ceremonial unit of the Hong Kong Police Force and used for official events.
It was established in 1954 and initially performed with the Hong Kong Police Silver Band (formed in 1951).
Both bands merged together to form a single band and later renamed the Royal Hong Kong Police Pipe Band.
The Pipe Band colours is the MacIntosh tartan and was adopted in memory of a former Commissioner of Police, Mr Duncan William MacIntosh.
The band has 84 members comprised of
* 55 from the Silver Band
* 29 from the Pipe Band
Reference
[http://www.police.gov.hk/police/offbeat/818/eng/p01.htm Police Band marches into 55th Anniversary]
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