From British bobby to Hong Kong copper

This year marks the 170th anniversary of the establishment of the
Hong Kong Police. This talk traces the history of the
organisation through the stories of a few very ordinary British
constables from the 1840s up to the First World War. Some
sacrificed their careers by standing up for the rights of their
colleagues, while others spent a lifetime fostering good
relations with the local community. These were the men who helped
mould the Force into the highly respected organisation which it
became during the 20th century.


Christine Thomas has had a 40 year career with the police in Hong
Kong and London, working in the fields of Research and Archival
Records Management. She is a member of the Association of
Genealogists and Researchers in Archives (AGRA) and runs her own
research service specialising in British expatriates who spent
time in Hong Kong.