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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. "In the 14 decades since its inception in newly colonised Hong Kong, the police force has been faced with formidable challenges: plague and typhoons, triad societies, civil warfare between rival political factions, race riots, political murders, espionage, the influx of millions of refugees seeking a new life, as well as the maintenance of law and order among more than five million people in the world's most crowded city. Today, the RHKP with its 23,500 regulars, 5,000 auxiliaries and a civilian back-up of 5,000 is one of the biggest city police forces in the world. This book follows the history of the RHKP from its birth as a makeshift group of reluctant military consripts to an organisation considered by many to be one of the premier police forces in the world." - dust jacket. 243 pages. Index. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos plus many recent color photos. Endpapers illustrated with reproductions of fascinating historical documents. Book tight, clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Average wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A sound example of this proud and informative history. Oblong 33.5 x 26.2 cm. Heavy book. Shipping weight will be over 2kg/4lb.; Photography; 4to. Illustrated by Lee, Sunny (illustrator).…