ShamShui Po Police ?

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Submitted by Bryan Panter

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ShamShui Po Police ? shows Place Sham Shui Po Police Station [1925- ]

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Know very little about the

Permalink Submitted by Bryan Panter on Mon, 2018-04-30 02:37.

Know very little about the where this photo was taken, it says on rear, police practicing I.S. Drill. I do remember a police station near the barracks. In the centre of photo is a banner saying WARN-— DISP——- and 2 men are holding metal plates with what looks number 8 on them.

I wonder if it was a "C.S."

Permalink Submitted by David on Mon, 2018-04-30 18:54.

I wonder if it was a "C.S." drill, as the men in front look like they have the type of gun that fires tear gas, aka CS gas.

The banner likely says "WARNING DISPERSE". Today the police use banners that say "DISPERSE OR WE FIRE" before using tear gas: http://foreignpolicy.com/2014/09/29/disperse-or-we-fire-hong-kongs-tear-...

Police Station

Permalink Submitted by philk on Mon, 2018-04-30 23:04.

Bryan - the Police Station is still there and still in use: https://gwulo.com/node/2891

Anti Riot Drills

Permalink Submitted by moddsey on Tue, 2018-05-01 08:57.

I have seen photos of police anti riot drills taken in 1952 showing a similar scene as noted here Scroll to pages 2 and 3. I guess the numbers on the shields represent the police anti riot units.

One of the photos Moddsey

Permalink Submitted by David on Tue, 2018-05-01 14:09.

One of the photos Moddsey found has the police holding a banner: "Warning Tear Smoke", so maybe it was a "T.S. Drill": http://pro.magnumphotos.com/Asset/-2S5RYDWCT71T.html

Anti Riot Drill

Permalink Submitted by Bryan Panter on Wed, 2018-05-02 22:29.

Hi Moddsy and David. Thanks for your observations on what is a small photo,only 60m/m square, the writing on rear is now quite faint, with magnifying glass it is T.S. Drill!! -my first thought when reading is was I.S(internal security)-wrong!! Are you able to identify the photo as being in the area around Sham Shui Po police station?, on the very high metal fence in rear is barbed wire.I keep getting drawn to the chap in 3rd. row with hand bag on his arm. Bryan.