5-May-2011 Source: HeliHub.com
Yesterday, 4th May, a handover ceremony was held between Shenzhen Police, Avic International and AgustaWestland for the formal acceptance of the second police helicopter of Shenzhen. The AW139 will help enhance the security protection and fulfill the task of winch rescues, fire-fighting, low-level patrol, precaution for large activity, video images transmission and so on. Member of Standing Committee of Municipal Party Committee and Head of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, Li Ming took part in the helicopter handover ceremony.
Th eAW139 will work alongside their first helicopter, an AW109E, on 24×7 availability. To date the Shenzhen Police have flown 773 hours in their 109 Power, including the aerial protection task during the Olympic Torch Relay in Guangdong Province in 2008.