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　　Hong Kong began its colonial history in 1842 when China ceded Hong Kong Island to Britain. The Hong Kong Police Force was formally set up in 1844 to maintain law and order. To recognise its contribution in handling the 1967 Riots, the Hong Kong Police Force was renamed the Royal Hong Kong Police Force in 1969, turning a new page in the police history.

　　This volume mainly delineates the Hong Kong policing history from 1842 to 1969 through the frontline stories of many police officers. Eighty retired policemen and policewomen, representing different generations, races, ranks and lines of duties, share the views and memories of their police service through individual oral history sessions and group discussions. Their personal recollections and lively anecdotes enable readers to enjoy the excitement and relieve the challenges, the good days and hard times of the police throughout the eras.

　　These accounts mirror the evolution of the Hong Kong Police Force in the decades after the Second World War, a time which drastically reshaped Hong Kong from a British colony to a world city and a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

　　This book is a compelling read for anyone interested in policing or the history of Hong Kong at large.

作者簡介

Lawrence K. K. HO

　　Lawrence K. K. HO is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the department of Political Science at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Centre for Criminology, The University of Hong Kong. His research areas include comparative policing, criminal justice, public policy and public order management. He received his M.Phil. degree in politics & public administration in 2001: and Ph.D. degree in Sociology at the University of Hong Kong in 2010. He has worked in political parties and tertiary institutions as policy researcher, and taught politics and sociology subjects in University of Macau from 2006 to 2008. He joined the Lingnan University in 2009.

Yiu Kong CHU

　　Yiu Kong CHU worked for the department of Sociology at the University of Hong Kong as an assistant Professor from 2000 to 2010. He is currently an Honorary Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and a Fellow in the Centre for Criminology at The University of Hong Kong, focusing on teaching and writing in criminology.

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 

Preface

　　The Hong Kong Police Force has always evoked a mixed image in the minds of Hong Kong residents. Simultaneously, it manages to be strange and alien, yet entirely familiar. On a daily basis, we find ourselves inundated with news stories about how "the cops" tackle crime, and police work is a favourite subject in local movies and television series. In our daily lives, we also see policemen patrolling the streets. However, we seldom have direct contact with the police-the people charged with protecting our property and well-being -and know very few details about the exact nature of their work.

　　There are not many books on the Hong Kong Police Force. Most are the fruits of academic scholarship and their presentation styles are not friendly for readers who are not in academia. Some are memoirs written by retired expatriate police officers, recording what the authors experienced with the changes in local policing. In recent years, there are more Chinese volumes in the form of autobiographies, anecdotal accounts and records of detective cases, which were increasingly popular with the general public.

　　We sincerely hope that this book will enjoy wide appeal. This volume encompasses three main features. Firstly, a clear and distinctive orientation towards the police as human beings constitutes the soul of this book. It delineates over a century of the history of the Hong Kong Police Force through the personal experiences and frontline stories of many policemen. During the period from 2003 to 2009, we interviewed eighty retired policemen and policewomen through individual oral history interview sessions and group discussions. These represent different generations, races and ranks and lines of duty. For example, they include an officer who joined the force in 1938, a Pakistani who came to Hong Kong from India onboard a cargo ship in 1952, the inaugural group of policewomen in 1951, policeman on frontline duty in the 1967 riots, and the first Chinese police chief with a university degree who joined the force after graduation in 1972.

　　Secondly, this book contains a number of photographs of the police at different times. Most of them were provided by the interviewees. These precious photographs cover subjects such as policemen working in Shatin Station in 1924, the official police uniform in the Japanese occupation era, the plain clothes officers in black silky Tang Dynasty suits during the 1940s, the first policewomen armed with a pistol in 1953, the uniformed Staff Sergeant and Detective Staff Sergeant in the 1960s, members of the airborne anti-riot team reaching the roofs of target buildings, and the Marksmen Unit in 1973, and many more. Based on such an invaluable contribution from the interviewees, we offer the reader engagingly presented factual narratives, filled with personal insights and vividly illuminated with historical photographs.

　　Thirdly, being social scientists devoted to research into policing, we verified and cross-referenced the collected information with official documents and non-official literature. For some seemingly dubious pieces of information, we have done our utmost to ascertain factual accuracy with corroborative evidence or relevant verifications with the persons involved or other knowledgeable senior police officers. While we wrote this book in a less academically-formal and more popular style in order to reach a wider readership, we still insisted on it being a solidly fact-based volume. Hence, this book is intended for the general public and can easily serve as an informative source and as reference material suitable for general and civic education.

　　In terms of its contents, this volume is divided into three main sections. The first section traces the early development of the Hong Kong Police Force. It exposes the unique features of the multi-ethnic paramilitary team in the earlier colonial days. It then leads the reader to appreciate the police's struggles through Hong Kong's most difficult times. During the dark years of Japanese occupation, how did the local police perform? How did the team rebuild itself after the war? And how did it cope with the turmoil of the 1967 Riots, when the police were fiercely condemned as "yellow-skin colonial running dogs" by the leftist insurgents and pro-Beijing partisans?

　　The second section focuses on three particularly interesting police departments; the Criminal Investigation Department, the Marine Police, and the Anti-Riot Squad. It also highlights Inspectors, the backbone of the force, and policewomen, the most recently recruited category of police staff.

　　The third section presents interviews with five special guests: Mr. Au Ting, former Chairman of the Hong Kong Police Old Comrades' Association; Mr. Chan Cheong, former Chairman of the Hong Kong Marine Police Retirees' Association; Mr. David Hodson, former Assistant Commissioner of Police; Mr. Gordon Fung Siu-yuen, former Deputy Commissioner of Police; and Mr. Dick Lee Ming-kwai, former Commissioner of Police. They joined the force in 1948, 1952, 1962, and 1972 respectively. Their personal recollections and lively anecdotes enable the reader to share the fun and challenges as well as the better and harder times of the police in the different eras. Their accounts chart the evolution of the Hong Kong Police Force during the last six decades, years that have also drastically reshaped Hong Kong from a British colony to a world city and Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

　　With this book we aim to suit both specialist scholarly interests and popular tastes. Through its pages, readers can enjoy these genuinely amazing and amusing police stories with their accompanying splendid illustrations, but hopefully they will also develop an informed understanding of how the Hong Kong Police Force has been transformed into one of the world's most professional urban police forces today after over a century of hard work and struggle.

Lawrence HO Yiu Kong CHU
June 2012

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坦白說，我對於《Policing Hong Kong 1842-1969 - Insider’s Stories》的期待，更多的是一種學術上的好奇，我以為會是一本嚴謹的學術著作，充斥著大量的曆史文獻和數據分析。然而，當我真正開始閱讀後，我發現我完全錯瞭，而且錯得離譜。這本書的魅力在於它的“非學術化”的敘事，它完全是從一綫警務人員的視角齣發，以一種極具現場感和感染力的方式，講述瞭發生在他們身上的故事。這些故事，不是官方記錄的冰冷文字，而是充滿瞭鮮活的細節和真實的情感。我被書中那些關於如何在街頭巷尾與形形色色的人物打交道的描寫所深深吸引，他們不僅僅是執行命令的機器，更是那個時代香港社會的觀察者和參與者。從處理街頭衝突，到偵破復雜的案件，再到與當地居民的日常互動，每一個場景都描繪得淋灕盡緻。我能感受到他們所麵臨的巨大壓力，以及他們為瞭維護社會秩序所付齣的艱辛努力。書中對不同年代的社會背景和政治環境的微妙變化，也通過這些故事得到瞭生動的體現。這讓我認識到，警務工作從來都不是孤立的，而是與整個社會的脈搏緊密相連。這本書的閱讀體驗，與其說是閱讀，不如說是“體驗”，仿佛我置身於那個年代的香港街頭，親眼目睹瞭那些事件的發生。

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我必須承認，最初翻開《Policing Hong Kong 1842-1969 - Insider’s Stories》的時候，我以為會是一本枯燥乏味的紀實作品，充斥著冰冷的條文和官方的陳述。然而，這本書以一種完全齣乎我意料的方式，徹底顛覆瞭我的這種看法。它不是在講述一個宏大的曆史敘事，而是通過一群身處其中的“局內人”的視角，娓娓道來一個個鮮活的故事。這些故事，有的驚心動魄，有的溫情脈脈，有的甚至帶著一絲黑色幽默，但無一例外都充滿瞭人性的溫度。我尤其被書中那些關於警官們如何在復雜社會環境中處理案件的描寫所吸引。在那個年代，警務工作的難度可想而知，不僅要麵對各種各樣的犯罪，還要在政治、社會、文化等多重壓力下維持秩序。書中對這些挑戰的細緻描述，讓我對香港警察這個職業有瞭全新的認識。我看到瞭他們的智慧、勇氣、以及在維護正義時所付齣的巨大努力。同時，書中也毫不迴避地展現瞭那個時代的社會問題，例如貧睏、犯罪、以及殖民統治下的復雜民族關係。這些問題與警務工作的緊密聯係，使得這本書不僅僅是一本關於警察的書，更是一部關於香港社會變遷的生動史書。我深深地陶醉於那些年代特有的氛圍，仿佛能聽到遠處傳來叮叮當當的有軌電車聲，聞到街邊小販飄來的食物香氣。這是一本能夠讓你沉浸其中，久久不能忘懷的書，它讓你看到曆史的肌理，更感受到曆史的脈搏。

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當我第一次拿到《Policing Hong Kong 1842-1969 - Insider’s Stories》這本書的時候，我被它壓實的紙張和散發齣的淡淡墨香所吸引，仿佛已經預見瞭裏麵蘊含的豐富故事。我一直對那個時期的香港充滿著一種莫名的情懷，總覺得那個時代充滿瞭傳奇色彩。而這本書，就像一把鑰匙，為我打開瞭通往那個時代的大門，而且是以一種最直接、最真實的方式。書中的那些警官們，用樸實無華的語言，講述瞭他們所經曆的種種。我被那些關於如何與狡猾的罪犯鬥智鬥勇的故事所吸引，也為那些在特殊時期，警務人員所麵臨的巨大壓力和挑戰所震撼。我能想象到，在那個信息不發達、資源有限的年代，他們的工作是多麼的艱辛。書中對一些具體案件的描述，雖然沒有華麗的辭藻，但卻充滿瞭畫麵感，仿佛我置身於現場，感受著當時的緊張氣氛。這本書也讓我看到瞭，在維護社會秩序的過程中，不僅僅需要強大的武力，更需要智慧、耐心和對人性的深刻理解。我特彆喜歡書中那些關於警官們與當地社區居民之間互動的故事，它們展現瞭在那個復雜的社會環境中，人與人之間的溫情與羈絆。這本書讓我對香港的曆史有瞭更深的認識，也讓我對那些默默奉獻的警務人員充滿瞭敬意。

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《Policing Hong Kong 1842-1969 - Insider’s Stories》這本書，在我看來，是一部將曆史的厚重感與個人情感完美融閤的傑作。我之所以如此喜愛它，是因為它沒有選擇從宏觀的、俯視的角度去描繪曆史，而是選擇瞭一個非常獨特且充滿人情味的切入點——一綫警務人員的親身經曆。這些“局內人”的故事，就像一顆顆散落的珍珠，串聯起瞭那個動蕩而又充滿活力的時代。我尤其被書中那些充滿時代印記的片段所打動，比如在一些偏遠地區執行任務時遇到的挑戰，或者是在處理一些涉及當地風俗習慣的案件時所展現齣的智慧和靈活。這些細節，是任何官方資料都無法提供的，它們充滿瞭溫度和人情味，讓我對那個時代有瞭更深層次的理解。我仿佛能看到那些身穿製服的身影，在昏黃的街燈下穿梭，在擁擠的唐樓裏調查，在碼頭上追捕。他們的臉上，寫滿瞭疲憊，但也閃爍著堅毅。這本書讓我意識到，曆史的進程，往往是由無數個這樣平凡而又不凡的個體共同書寫的。它讓我思考，在時代的洪流中，個體的命運是如何被塑造，又如何去反抗。這本書不僅僅是關於警察，更是關於那個時代香港人的生活，他們的掙紮，他們的希望，他們的無奈。

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《Policing Hong Kong 1842-1969 - Insider’s Stories》這本書，對我來說，是一次與曆史深度對話的絕佳機會。我之所以如此沉迷其中，是因為它所提供的視角是如此獨特而寶貴——它來自於那些曾經親身參與並塑造瞭這個時代的人們。我被書中那些對於當時警務工作細節的描述所深深吸引，比如他們如何應對突發事件，如何與當地居民建立聯係，以及如何在有限的資源下完成任務。這些細節，是任何官方記錄都無法比擬的，它們充滿瞭時代的氣息和人性的溫度。我仿佛能夠聽到那個年代香港街頭的嘈雜聲，感受到那種在變革與發展中蘊含的勃勃生機。書中對警務人員在處理各種社會問題時所展現齣的智慧和勇氣，讓我由衷地欽佩。他們不僅僅是維護法律的執行者，更是那個社會問題的觀察者和參與者。這本書讓我對香港的曆史有瞭更深層次的理解，它不僅僅是關於政治和經濟的變遷，更是關於生活在這片土地上的人們的喜怒哀樂，他們的堅守與奮鬥。

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這本《Policing Hong Kong 1842-1969 - Insider’s Stories》簡直是一部史詩般的巨著，我拿到手的時候就被它厚實的封麵和沉甸甸的分量所震撼，仿佛裏麵承載瞭百年香港的風雲變幻。我一直對香港的曆史，尤其是殖民時期的社會變遷和人情故事充滿好奇，而這本書恰好滿足瞭我所有的期待，甚至超齣瞭我的想象。書中那些來自一綫警務人員的親身經曆，如同一幅幅生動而細膩的浮世繪，將我帶迴那個年代。我能想象得到，在那個還沒有高清攝像頭的時代，信息傳播遠不如現在便捷，但正是這些親曆者的迴憶，纔顯得尤為珍貴。他們描繪的不僅僅是簡單的案件偵破，更是那個時代特有的社會生態，從街頭巷尾的市井小民，到潛藏在陰影中的犯罪分子，再到維護秩序的警察，每一個角色都栩栩如生。我特彆喜歡書中對細節的刻畫，比如不同年代的警務裝備、交通工具、甚至當時的口頭禪，都仿佛讓我身臨其境。那種粗糲而真實的生活氣息，與如今光鮮亮麗的香港形成瞭鮮明對比，也讓我對香港的演變有瞭更深刻的理解。這本書不僅僅是曆史的記錄，更是一次對人性、對職業操守、對時代洪流中個體命運的深刻洞察。讀完之後，我感覺自己仿佛和書中的那些警官們一起經曆瞭一段漫長而艱辛的旅程，他們的喜怒哀樂，他們的堅守與無奈，都深深地觸動瞭我。我強烈推薦給所有對香港曆史、警務工作、或者僅僅是對那個時代充滿好奇的讀者，這絕對是一次不容錯過的閱讀體驗。

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當我翻開《Policing Hong Kong 1842-1969 - Insider’s Stories》這本書時，我並沒有預設任何期待，隻是抱著一份對香港曆史的好奇心。然而，這本書以一種近乎電影般的敘事風格，迅速抓住瞭我的注意力。它不是在講述一個宏大的曆史事件，而是將鏡頭對準瞭那些曾經在曆史舞颱上默默付齣的普通人——香港的警務人員。我被那些來自他們親身經曆的故事所深深吸引，那些故事充滿瞭真實感和時代感。我仿佛能看到，在那個沒有高清攝像頭、通訊不發達的年代，他們是如何憑藉著敏銳的觀察力和堅定的信念，去維護社會的秩序。書中對一些具體案件的描繪，雖然沒有華麗的辭藻，但卻充滿瞭緊張感和懸念，讓我仿佛身臨其境，與他們一同經曆案件的偵破過程。我尤其喜歡書中那些關於警務人員在處理復雜社會問題時所展現齣的智慧和人情味。它讓我明白，執法不僅僅是冰冷的執行，更需要對人性的深刻理解和對社會現實的關懷。這本書讓我對香港的曆史有瞭更深切的感受，它讓我看到瞭那個時代香港人的生活，他們的奮鬥，他們的奉獻，以及他們所經曆的那些不為人知的點滴。

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《Policing Hong Kong 1842-1969 - Insider’s Stories》這本書，如同一麵多棱鏡，摺射齣那個時代香港錯綜復雜的社會景象。我被這本書深深吸引的原因，在於它所采用的敘事方式——聚焦於“局內人”的視角。這些來自不同背景、身處不同崗位的一綫警務人員，用他們親身經曆的事件，為我們勾勒齣一幅幅生動而寫實的畫捲。我尤其著迷於書中對於一些社會問題的深刻洞察，例如在那個時期，如何處理貧睏、犯罪以及不同族群之間的關係。這些問題，與警務工作的緊密聯係，使得本書不僅僅是一部關於警察的書，更是一部關於香港社會變遷的百科全書。我仿佛能夠聽到街頭的喧囂，看到碼頭的忙碌，感受到那種在變革中蘊含的生機與活力。書中那些關於警務人員如何在各種復雜環境下，運用智慧和勇氣來維護正義的故事，讓我對他們的職業充滿瞭敬佩。我看到瞭他們麵對危險時的冷靜，處理棘手問題時的果斷，以及在平凡崗位上的堅守。這本書的價值，在於它將曆史的宏大敘事，分解為無數個鮮活的個體故事，讓讀者能夠更真切地感受到那個時代的脈搏。我從中不僅學到瞭曆史知識，更感受到瞭人性的光輝與復雜。

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《Policing Hong Kong 1842-1969 - Insider’s Stories》是一本讓我驚嘆不已的書，它如同一位飽經風霜的老者，用充滿智慧和滄桑的口吻，講述瞭一個時代的秘密。我之所以被它深深吸引，是因為它並非僅僅陳列事實，而是將那些沉睡在曆史塵埃中的人物重新喚醒，讓他們在文字中重現生命的光彩。書中的每一段經曆，都仿佛是經過韆錘百煉的寶石，閃耀著屬於那個時代的獨特光芒。我尤其喜歡書中那種真實而不做作的敘事風格，那些警官們用最樸實的語言，勾勒齣最動人的畫麵。他們講述的不僅僅是他們自己的故事，更是那個時代香港社會的縮影。從最初的警務體係建立，到後來的日漸成熟，再到麵對各種挑戰時的應對，每一個環節都充滿瞭思考和掙紮。我仿佛看到瞭那個時候的香港，一個充滿機遇與挑戰，同時也危機四伏的地方。書中關於不同族裔警官之間的互動，以及他們如何處理跨文化衝突的描寫，更是讓我印象深刻。這讓我看到，曆史的進程並非一帆風順，而是充滿瞭各種復雜而微妙的互動。這本書讓我對香港的瞭解，不再停留在錶麵的繁華，而是深入到瞭它的骨髓。每一次閱讀，都能從中發現新的亮點，新的感悟。它不僅僅是一本書，更是一扇窗，讓我得以窺見那個時代香港的真實麵貌。

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當我開始閱讀《Policing Hong Kong 1842-1969 - Insider’s Stories》時，我以為我將要麵對的是一堆冰冷的史料和官方文件。然而，我很快就被書中那些生動、鮮活的敘述所吸引，仿佛穿越瞭時空，置身於那個遙遠的年代。書中的每一位講述者，都如同老朋友一般，用他們真誠而樸實的語言，嚮我講述著屬於他們的故事。我特彆喜歡那些關於警務人員在處理日常事務時所展現齣的智慧和技巧。他們不僅僅是執法者，更是那個時代香港社會的觀察者和參與者。我能感受到他們麵對復雜社會問題的壓力，以及他們為瞭維護社會秩序所付齣的努力。書中對一些具體案件的描繪，雖然沒有驚心動魄的跌宕起伏，但卻充滿瞭現實的張力和人性的溫暖。我看到瞭他們在追捕罪犯時的堅持，在幫助市民時的耐心，以及在處理矛盾時的智慧。這本書讓我對香港的曆史有瞭更深刻的認識，不再是教科書上的冰冷文字，而是充滿瞭鮮活的人物和生動的故事。它讓我明白，曆史的演進，是由無數個個體的努力和選擇共同塑造的。