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. <Read more ...>
I've set the DoB based on 1314's comment below. It replaces the 1912 date given in John Black's list, which gives Pile's occupation in 1941 as "police". <Read more ...>
Completion date taken from pg.98 of "Asia's Finest Marches On", which also says:
Later development saw construction of the six-floor Arsenal House, which features huge lifts that can carry fully laden lorries to the specially designed rooftop, larger than a football field, where drill practices and bomb disposal exercises can be held. <Read more ...>
Completion date taken from pg.98 of "Asia's Finest Marches On", which says:
When the glass-shrouded 33-floor Arsenal House West was completed in 1996, it provided badly-need space for units including commercial crime, triad bureau and many other CID arms. <Read more ...>
New May House was built from 1971 to 1973 to replace the then May House in Gloucester Road which was more famous for its curries than as a police building. The new May House became fully operational in November 1973 after a plaque-unveiling and opening ceremony, at which Princess Alexandra and then Commissioner of Police Charles Sutcliffe officiated. <Read more ...>
