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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941

Chinese:--

COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.

Sergeants 2 Constables 60 Coxswains, engineers, stokers, carpenters, boatmen, and detectives 65 Total 127

The Detective Police consists of eight Europeans (one Chief Inspector, one Inspector, and six Sergeants) and 54 Chinese.

The police are distributed in 30 different police stations, 12 of which are on the Island of Hong Kong, four in the old Kowloon Peninsula, and 14 in the New Territory.

The water police do duty in three steam pinnaces and one row boat in Victoria Harbour, and in three steam launches and two row boats in the New Territory.

The European and Indian police have just been re-armed with Martini-Enfield carbines and bayonets, but carry revolvers or their old Martini carbines on rural patrols and night duty.

Chinese are armed with sword bayonets.

The area policed is as follows:-

Old Colony (Hong Kong and Kowloon) New Territory (Mainland) Square miles. 32 286 Islands 90 Water 724 Total ... 1,011

Miles.

The mileage of streets in Victoria is 44 Streets and roads, Kowloon 20 Hill District and Island of Hong Kong 48 Total 112

The mileage of native roads (so-called) in the New Territory, which are only foot-paths, cannot be given.

The population of the old Colony is as follows:

Non-Chinese 15,820 Chinese, City of Victoria 168,260 Villages 40,530 Boat and Junk Population 34,700 Total 259,310

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246 32.. Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941 Chinese:-- COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL. Sergeants 2 Constables 60 Coxswains, engineers, stokers, carpenters, boatmen, and detectives 65 Total 127 The Detective Police consists of eight Europeans (one Chief Inspector, one Inspector, and six Sergeants) and 54 Chinese. The police are distributed in 30 different police stations, 12 of which are on the Island of Hong Kong, four in the old Kowloon Peninsula, and 14 in the New Territory. The water police do duty in three steam pinnaces and one row boat in Victoria Harbour, and in three steam launches and two row boats in the New Territory. The European and Indian police have just been re-armed with Martini-Enfield carbines and bayonets, but carry revolvers or their old Martini carbines on rural patrols and night duty. Chinese are armed with sword bayonets. The area policed is as follows:- Old Colony (Hong Kong and Kowloon) New Territory (Mainland) Square miles. 32 286 Islands 90 Water 724 Total ... 1,011 Miles. The mileage of streets in Victoria is 44 Streets and roads, Kowloon 20 Hill District and Island of Hong Kong 48 Total 112 The mileage of native roads (so-called) in the New Territory, which are only foot-paths, cannot be given. The population of the old Colony is as follows: Non-Chinese 15,820 Chinese, City of Victoria 168,260 Villages 40,530 Boat and Junk Population 34,700 Total 259,310
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246 32.. Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941 Chinese:-- COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL. Sergeants 2 Constables 60 Coxswains, engineers, stokers, carpenters, boatmen, and 65 detectives Total 127 The Detective Police consists of eight Europeans (one Chief Inspector, one Inspector, and six Sergeants) and 54 Chinese. The police are distributed in 30 different police stations, 12 of which are on the Island of Hong Kong, four in the old Kowloon Peninsula, and 14 in the New Territory. The water police do duty in three steam pinances and one row boat in Victoria Harbour, and in three steam launches and two row boats in the New Territory. The European and Indian police have just been re-armed with Martini-Enfield carbines and bayonets, but carry revolvers or their old Martini carbines on rural patrols and night duty. Chinese are armed with sword bayonets. The area policed is as follows:- Old Colony (Hong Kong and Kowloon) New Territory (Mainland) Square miles. 312 286 Islands Water Total 90 724 .... 1,1311 Miles. The mileage of streets in Victoria is 44 Streets and roads, Kowloon 20 Hill District and Island of Hong Kong 48 Total 112 The mileage of native roads (so-called) in the New Territory, which are only foot-paths, cannot be given. The population of the old Colony is as follows: Non-Chinese 15,820 Chinese, City of Victoria 168,260 ** Villages 40,530 ** Boat and Junk Population 34,700 Total 259,310
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246

32..

Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941

Chinese:--

COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.

Sergeants

2

Constables

60

Coxswains, engineers, stokers,

carpenters,

boatmen, and

65

detectives

Total

127

The Detective Police consists of eight Europeans (one Chief Inspector, one Inspector, and six Sergeants) and 54 Chinese.

The police are distributed in 30 different police stations, 12 of which are on the Island of Hong Kong, four in the old Kowloon Peninsula, and 14 in the New Territory.

The water police do duty in three steam pinances and one row boat in Victoria Harbour, and in three steam launches and two row boats in the New Territory.

The European and Indian police have just been re-armed with Martini-Enfield carbines and bayonets, but carry revolvers or their old Martini carbines on rural patrols and night duty.

Chinese are armed with sword bayonets.

The area policed is as follows:-

Old Colony (Hong Kong and Kowloon) New Territory (Mainland)

Square miles.

312

286

Islands

Water

Total

90

724

....

1,1311

Miles.

The mileage of streets in Victoria is

44

Streets and roads, Kowloon

20

Hill District and Island of Hong Kong

48

Total

112

The mileage of native roads (so-called) in the New Territory,

which are only foot-paths, cannot be given.

The population of the old Colony is as follows:

Non-Chinese

15,820

Chinese, City of Victoria

168,260

**

Villages

40,530

**

Boat and Junk Population

34,700

Total

259,310

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