Policing Hong Kong, 1842-1969 : insiders' stories / Lawrece K.K. Ho, Yiu Kong Chu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ho, Lawrence K. K., author.

Chu, Yiu Kong, 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police--China--Hong Kong--History.

Police.

China--Hong Kong.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxiv, 299 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Kowloon, Hong Kong : City University of Hong Kong Press, [2012]

Summary:

This volume delineates over a century of the history of the Hong Kong Police Force through the personal experiences and frontline stories of many police officers. Eighty retired policemen and policewomen, representing different generations, races and ranks and lines of duty, are interviewed through.

Contents:

Intro

1. Introduction

Section I A Chronological Sketch of the Hong Kong Police Force before 1969

2. Opening of Chaos: The Birth of the Police Force on the Island

3. Unstable Years: The Police Force during the Japanese Occupation and the Post-War Reconstruction

4. The 1956, 1966 and 1967 Riots: Challenges to the Hong Kong Police Force

Section II A Glance at Different Branches of the Hong Kong Police Force

5. The Criminal Investigation Department: Policemen in Plain Clothes

6. The Marine Police: Gatekeepers of Hong Kong Waters

7. Anti-Riot Teams: From Police Training Contingent to Police Tactical Unit

8. Inspectors and Policewomen

Section III Important Figures of the Hong Kong Police Force Remembered

9. Police Interviews

10. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-299).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

962-937-503-6