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Senior Inspector Ronald John McEwen, Killed in Action November 5, 1967

Submitted by Barbara Wanless on Sat, 2022-01-08 04:46

Greetings to all.

I am the daughter of the abovementioned police officer and am on a quest to discover as much as I can about him, his life and his career. I believe there were artifacts of his stored in the Police Museum and newspaper coverage of his death.

I realise this is a long shot and I'm depending on the kindness of strangers, but I would be exceedingly grateful for any information or guidance on where to look.

Sincerely

Rona McEwen (Barbara Wanless - adoptive name))

Hong Kong Police Orchestra/band Stanley Camp.

Submitted by Rob Woods on Fri, 2021-06-25 04:50

Hello, my grandfather was in the Hong Kong Police before being interned at Stanley Camp with my Grandmother, my Dad and his two brothers when the Japanese invaded Hong Kong.

His name is Harold Woods and I believe his nickname was "Timber" Woods. 

He played the clarinet and was in the Hong Kong Police Orchestra or Band and their performances were played on the radio i believe.

HONG KONG NOSTALGIA: ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE & WAI KEE

Submitted by Dr Adrien von F... on Wed, 2021-04-21 21:54

The Hong Kong retail silversmith WAI KEE 惠記 [in Mandarin: HUI JI] is one of the few retailers that truly spans three centuries; founded in 1885, the firm is still operating in almost the same location by Pedder Street with the same specialities of pearls, jewellery and silver wares. As opposed to other similar firms operating today in Hong Kong that lay claim to longevities in trading, Wai Kee is the oldest retail jeweller and silversmith in Hong Kong.

HK Police Magazine 1956

Submitted by Bails on Sun, 2020-03-01 18:12

Whilst trying to locate an old friend who used to be in the Marine Police (without success) I happened to come across a resource which I want to share with HK Police enthusiasts. 

It seems that copies of the HK Police Magazine which must have been printed and circulated in 1956 have been digitized and kept by HKU. 

The link is: http://ebook.lib.hku.hk/HK/HKGS/21019061.pdf

1920s Hong Kong

Submitted by ca.giles on Thu, 2019-09-12 23:29

Hello there

I'm lucky enough to be returning to HK next month after a 25 year absence - anything changed? :)

I lived there between 1992 and 94 and am so excited about visiting again and seeing old (and new) sites. Im particularly interested in colonial HK and the police force as it would have been in the 1920s.

Could you recommend the best places to visit to see colonial buildings and/or the history of the police force from that period? I did see a youtube video about the old Central Police Station opening as a museum - would that be worth a visit?

J.J. (Jack) English, Senior Superintendent RHKP - CID/Kowloon

Submitted by KarlEnglish on Tue, 2018-10-02 20:15

I am doing some research into the circumstances concerning the suicide of Senior Superintendent JJ (Jack) English CID/K in June 1976. He was found dead in the old Marine Police HQ building in Tsimshatsui in the early hours of 12 June 1976. I am his elder son. The purpose for this research is to inform the surviving members of the family of what happened, why it happened and any fall out following his death. His wife and my mother, Kim English never discussed it with her sons and it was only after her death last year that I started this project.

The Gresson Street Affray 100 years on

Submitted by patricia on Sat, 2018-01-20 12:26

100 years ago on Monday five policemen, at least 2 members of the public and two bandits lost their lives in a shoot out that quickly became known as the Gresson Street Affray.  A month before the catastrophic Race Course fire, Hong Kong had been receiving daily news of the fighting in Europe for the past four years.  This unprecedented massacre of policemen in the course of their very ordinary duty shocked Hong Kong.  Two days later it was said that half the colony - some 250,000 people - were on the streets to see the funeral procession that resulted.  

HONG KONG POLICE MAGAZINE

Submitted by Richard Muirhead on Thu, 2015-06-04 22:08

I was at the British Library in London in late May `15 looking through their collection of the Hong Kong Police Magazine from the early 1950s to 1970. It provided a fascinating and often humourous glimpse into colonial  policing during that era. It was also bi-lingual but I cannot read Chinese. I was actually looking for unusual fauna-related stories and I wasn`t disappointed, I found an account of a Chinese Giant Salamander which I vaguely have a memory of seeing before but it was good to see again.

The Twelve Apostles and The Forty Thieves

Submitted by Christine Thomas on Mon, 2015-03-16 00:08

My current project is researching the lives of  “The Twelve Apostles” and “The Forty Thieves” – i.e. the two groups of Royal Marines recruited to the Hong Kong Police in 1899 and 1900 respectively.  Anyone interested in the stories will find them on my Hong Kong Police Ancestors Blog:  http://hongkongpoliceancestors.blogspot.co.uk/    

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