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Christine Thomas's Blog – March 2015 Archive (2)

The Straits Settlements

Research into my latest Hong Kong Police Constable came to a dead end in 1908 when he suddenly seemed to disappear. No longer could he be found within Hong Kong. Searches of the 1911 UK census failed to show that he…

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Added by Christine Thomas on March 15, 2015 at 9:25am — No Comments

Hong Kong Police History

Following the leasing of the HK New Territories to Britain in 1898 the Hong Kong Police needed to expand. Two large intakes of recruits at this time came from the Royal Marines – 12 men in 1899 and 40 men in 1900. Political correctness was unknown at this time and Hong Kong Society loved…

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Added by Christine Thomas on March 12, 2015 at 6:46am — No Comments