| Hong Kong Policeman: Law, Life and Death on the Streets of Hong Kong: An English Police Inspector Tells It as It Was Contributor(s): Emmett, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 9881609038 ISBN-13: 9789881609038 Publisher: Earnshaw Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - Biography & Autobiography | Law Enforcement - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: 363.209 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.6" W x 8.1" (0.75 lbs) 262 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1970 Hong Kong was the fastest expanding city in the world, a city that lived on three levels: the expatriates, nearly always British who lived in almost complete isolation; the vast mass of Chinese residents struggling to get by and improve their lot; and, finally, the criminal and corrupt underside which not only fought among itself, but also affected the lives of everyone else in the Crown Colony through fear and corruption. Fighting to hold this in check--and by and large succeeding--were the Hong Kong police force. At the officer level, many were British. Into this heady and dangerous mix steps a young Merseyside policeman, Chris Emmett. His account of those times brings vividly to life the crime, prostitution, drugs, triad street gangs, and corruption that was an important part of the fabric of Hong Kong of that time. |