ENG-1974 — Page 154

Hong Kong Year Books 香港年報 All

POLICE

In the early days of Hong Kong the police force was a mere handful of men. Now, more than 130 years later, the Royal Hong Kong Police Force has an establishment of about 16,000 with a wide range of the latest and most sophisticated equipment at its disposal. In addition to regular police the force has a civilian establishment of almost 3,000 and is supported by 7,000 part-time volunteers of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force. In October 1974 female strength in the force topped 1,000 making it the largest women's police group in the British Commonwealth. During the year, the force had many notable successes in its fight against crime, including several major seizures of illicit narcotics with a total retail value estimated at more than $120 million.

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FUEL

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KING) POLICE

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