▁officers ▁need ▁to ▁call ▁upon ▁in ▁any ▁cont ing ency ▁plan ▁and ▁serious ▁case ▁of ▁public ▁dis order . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁SO C ▁is ▁S AC ▁David ▁Scott ▁Ar ul ▁and ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Commander ▁is ▁D AC ▁Tan ▁K iat ▁He e . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁and ▁units ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁multiple ▁regular ▁and ▁full - time ▁national ▁service ▁special ist ▁units ▁under ▁the ▁SO C . ▁The ▁following ▁units ▁are ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁SO C ▁traces ▁its ▁history ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁when ▁an ▁anti - ri ot ▁squad ▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁police ▁officers ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁Maria ▁H ert og h ▁ri ots , ▁which ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁demonstrated ▁the ▁in cap ability ▁of ▁existing ▁measures ▁in ▁containing ▁serious ▁cases ▁of ▁public ▁dis order . ▁The ▁Police ▁Task ▁Force , ▁prede cess or ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁Police ▁T act ical ▁Unit , ▁was ▁hence ▁created . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁SO C ▁was ▁formally ▁created ▁to ▁combine ▁the ▁Police ▁Task ▁Force , ▁the ▁Police ▁T act ical ▁Team , ▁and ▁the ▁Police ▁Dog ▁Unit ▁under ▁one ▁command . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁Special ▁T act ics ▁and ▁Res cue ▁was ▁formed ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁Police ▁T act ical ▁Team . ▁Gre ater ▁invol vement ▁of ▁Police ▁National ▁Serv ic emen ▁was