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He commanded Sham Shui Po Division between September 1964 and larch 1966
when he was appointed an acting Senior Superintendent of Police in the post
of second in command of New Territorios District. Throughout this period
Fir. Farmer has stood out as a Divisional officer who is possessed of the
highest personal qualities and a person in whom his subordinates place much
trust, He is regarded by them as a good leader and commander and his seniors
consider him, in addition, to be an efficient officer who by his personal
qualities and example produces the best results and brings out the best in
those around him. During his period in charge of Eastern Division, ir.
Farmer was responsible for Police arrangements in connection with all horse
racing events in Hong Kong, in addition to football matches and other crowd-
drawing events at the three main stadia in the Colony. His careful and
painstaking application to the tasks in hand, coupled with his devotion to
duty and the welfare of his subordinates results in the performance of Police
work of a high standard,
MR. KO FOCK-CHUEN, C.P.M.
Mr. Ko Took-chuen joined the Police Reserve as a Constable on
September 21, 1951, On August 1, 1953 he was promoted to Sergeant and took
over command of Hung Hom Sub-Division,
In April 1955 Mr. Ko was promoted
to Inspector, and on January 25, 1957 he was promoted to the rank of Assistant
Superintendent of Police (Police Reserve) serving in Sham Shui Po Division and
as a Staff Officer Headquarters Auxiliary Police. He was appointed the
Auxiliary Police Superintendent of Eastern Division on July 18, 1962 and was
promoted to the rank of Superintendent of Police (Auxiliary) on January 15,
1963.
In all
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