The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) is the primary

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, investigative agency, and largest disciplined service under the Security Bureau of

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. The Royal Hong Kong Police Force (RHKPF) reverted to its former name after the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to People's Republic of China in 1997. Pursuant to the

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principle, the HKPF is officially independent of the jurisdiction of the

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, which under usual circumstances may not interfere with Hong Kong’s local law enforcement matters. All HKPF officers are employed as civil servants and therefore required to pledge allegiance to the

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. The HKPF consists of approximately 34,000 officers, including the

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, civil servants, and its

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(3,000 officers and 143 vessels as of 2009).

History

A police force has been serving

since shortly after the island was established as a colony in 1841. On 30 April 1841, 12 weeks after the

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landed in Hong Kong, Captain

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established a policing authority in the new colony, empowering Captain William Caine to enforce

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law in respect of local inhabitants and "British Police Law" for "non-natives". By October 1842, an organised police force (still under the direction of Caine who was also Chief Magistrate) was routinely bringing criminals before the courts for trial. Caine's role as head of the police force ended when its first Superintendent was appointed on 22 February 1844, Captain Haly of the 41st Madras Native Infantry. The formal establishment of the force was gazetted on 1 May 1844. During World War II, Japan occupied Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Police Force was temporarily disbanded. The 1950s saw the commencement of Hong Kong's 40-year rise to global prominence, during which time the Hong Kong Police tackled many issues that have challenged Hong Kong's stability. Between 1949 and 1989, Hong Kong experienced several huge waves of immigration from

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, most notably 1958–62. In the 1970s and 1980s, large numbers of

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arrived in Hong Kong, posing challenges first for marine police, secondly for officers who manned the dozens of camps in the territory and lastly for those who had to repatriate them. The force was granted the use of the title ‘royal’ in 1969 for its handling of the

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— renaming it the Royal Hong Kong Police Force. In 1974, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was created to give government wide-ranging powers to investigate corruption. At the turn of the 1980s, the Hong Kong Police Force began marketing itself as "Asia's Finest". The recruitment of Europeans to the force ceased in 1994, and in 1995 the Royal Hong Kong Police took responsibility for patrolling the boundary with China. Prior to 1995, the

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had operated the border patrol. The force played a prominent role in the process of the handover of sovereignty in 1997 and continues to perform ceremonial flag-raising on each anniversary. With the handover of sovereignty, the police force dropped the prefix "Royal" from its name. In the 2010s, the police force played a prominent role in relation to the

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and 2019–20 Hong Kong protests. Following

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's appointment as the Commissioner of Police in November 2019, the police force changed its motto from "We serve with pride and care", which had been used for more than 20 years, to "Serving Hong Kong with honour, duty and loyalty." ''

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'' suggested that this change would curry favour with the

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Controversies

During the 1940s, the HKPF faced a number of corruption scandals involving officers. During the 1950s and 1960s, the force struggled with corruption issues relating to bribes from syndicated drugs and illegal gambling operations.McCoy, Alfred (1980).
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''. Sydney Australia: Harper & Row Pty Ltd. p. 33. Police corruption again emerged as a major concern in the early 1970s when the Commissioner ordered investigations to break the culture of corruption, causing forty-odd officers to flee Hong Kong with more than HK$80 million cash (about HK$2 million each). More recently, the Hong Kong Police Force has faced extensive allegations of misconduct during the 2019 protests including excessive force, brutality, torture, and falsified evidence. In particular, the police were criticised for their failure to respond during the mob attack at the Yuen Long MTR station in July 2019. Several lawsuits were filed in October 2019 against the HKPF for failure to show identification during protests.

Organisation and structure

The Commissioner of Police serves as the commander of the HKPF and reports directly to the

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. The HKPF is divided into six primary departments: Operations & Support, Crime & Security, Personnel & Training, Management Services, Finance, Administration & Planning, and National Security.

Special Branch

Remuneration

Salaries and fringe benefits

Police officers enjoy remuneration far exceeding median incomes in the Special Administrative Region (HK$18,000 per month in 2019), the base rate for newly recruited police constables with minimal high school education being HK$24,110 per month and that for high school matriculants being HK$42,655. In addition, all officers enjoy extensive housing benefits, free medical and dental benefits (including coverage of family members), with substantial vacation, sick and maternity leave allowances exceeding statutory minimums.

Police welfare fund

In addition, officers and their families enjoy substantial fringe benefits through the statutorily entrenched Police Welfare Fund which has current assets exceeding HK$200 million. Attracting funds in excess of HK$50 million per annum, almost entirely donations, the fund trustee, the Commissioner of Police, has unfettered freedom to choose how the funds are to be expended. The Commissioner disburses the bulk of its annual expenditure in the form of cash grants to police officers and their families. A donation of HK$10 million by the pro-Beijing Friends of Hong Kong Association, which consists of

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delegates and members of the

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national committee, in 2019, raised concern, as did a 2017 donation of HK$15 million, that fringe benefits may be inadequate.

Addition fringe benefits

Two trust funds established by statute in 1967 augment the benefits enjoyed by members of the force. The Police Children's Education Trust and Police Education & Welfare Trust disburse funds by way of scholarships, bursaries and grants for education expenses and to assist officers with needy children or in financial difficulty. These funds were also the recipients of HK$10 million in 2017 from an undisclosed donor.

Police associations

Numerous associations of serving and retired police officers have been formed over the years. Currently, these include: * Superintendents' Association * Hong Kong Police Inspectors' Association * Overseas Inspectors' Association * Junior Police Officers' Association * Royal Hong Kong Police Association The four serving officers' associations wield significant power, controlling half of the voting rights on the Police Force Council. Government consultations with Police Force staff are formally conducted through the council and the associations figure prominently at times of controversy.

Ranks and insignia

The HKPF continues to use ranks and insignia similar to those used in British police forces. Until 1997, the

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was used in the insignia, when it was replaced with the

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of the Hong Kong government. Pips were modified with the Bauhinia flower in the middle replacing the insignia from the

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. The crest of the force was modified in 1997. The rank structure, organisation and insignia are similar to those used by the

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until the mid-1970s.

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* Commissioner of Police (CP) (Traditional Chinese: ): crest over pip over wreathed and crossed batons. * Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (Traditional Chinese: ): crest over wreathed and crossed batons. * Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police (SACP) (Traditional Chinese: ): pip over wreathed and crossed batons. * Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) (Traditional Chinese: ): wreathed and crossed batons. * Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) (Traditional Chinese: ): crest over two pips. *

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(SSP) (Traditional Chinese: ): crest over pip. *

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(SP) (Traditional Chinese: ): crest. Inspectorate *

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of Police (CIP) (Traditional Chinese: ): three pips. *Senior Inspector of Police (SIP) (Traditional Chinese: ): two pips over bar. *

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(IP) (Traditional Chinese: ): two pips. * Probationary Inspector of Police (PI) (Traditional Chinese: ): pip. Junior Police Officer (Rank and File) * Station Sergeant (SSGT) (Traditional Chinese: ): wreathed crest. *

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(SGT) (Traditional Chinese: ): three downward-pointing chevrons. *

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(SPC) (Traditional Chinese: ): downward-pointing chevron. *

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(PC) (Traditional Chinese: ): slide with ID number. Up until 1997, uniforms and hats had distinctions according to their rank. For example, senior constable and sergeant ranks are plastic ranks on the sleeve of the uniform. SDU, Marine Police, and the Counter-terrorism Response Unit have their ranks at the back of the helmet or vest. Inspector to senior superintendent ranks have an insignia on the collar of the uniform. Chief Inspectors have a wide black stripe fitted on their police hats. Superintendents also have a small white stripe fitted on the police hat. Senior Superintendents and Chief Superintendents have a wide white stripe on their hats, Assistant and Senior Assistant Commissioners have 1 row of silver oak leaves on the edge of their hats while Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner has 2 rows of silver oak leaves, a slide with a silver vertical line on the collar of the uniform, a black baton, and a red whistle or a black and white whistle on the front right pocket.

Uniforms and equipment

Current uniform

The current Hong Kong Police uniform was implemented in 2005. Most front-line officers wear a light blue shirt and dark blue cargo trousers, while senior officers wear a white shirt. A long-sleeved shirt is worn with a black necktie, while a short-sleeved shirt can be worn with an open collar in warm weather. A waist-length dark blue windbreaker can also be worn over the shirt in cooler temperatures. Male officers wear a black peaked cap while female officers wear a black bowler hat with a red stripe. A navy blue beret or a dark blue baseball-style cap is worn in some specialized units. HKPF officers do not wear a badge, but instead carry a warrant card for identification. The uniform also does not include shoulder patches. Instead, a silver HKPF emblem is displayed on the headgear. The only patch on the uniform reads “Police” in English and Chinese, and is sewn above the left breast pocket of the shirt. Navy blue shoulder boards worn on all uniform shirts and jackets show the officer's rank insignia (if any) and unique identification number.

Equipment

Beat officers wear a utility belt which holds a sidearm (Smith & Wesson Model 10 .38 revolver) in a holster, extra ammunition (including speed-loaders), handcuffs, an extendable baton, a can of pepper spray, and a Motorola radio with a connected remote speaker microphone attached to the shoulder. Officers are occasionally equipped with a body-mounted camera, and electric

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s are currently being considered. Bullet resistant vests are not regularly worn. Specialized units are equipped with a wide variety of gear suited for their missions, including less lethal weapons and a range of firearms from European and American manufacturers, such as

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, and

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. In 2020, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, placed restrictions on the sale of police and military equipment to Hong Kong following the passing of the National Security Law. As a consequence, the HKPF — who are seeking to replace its decades-old Model 10 revolvers and

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sub-machine guns — are searching for suppliers elsewhere. In testing of MP5 replacements, the HKPF has expressed disappointment with the reliability of firearms from China and the ergonomics of those from Russia.

Other uniforms

Traffic Branch Motorcyclists: A heavy, bright, yellow and blue reflective jacket is worn. In warmer weather, a lightweight yellow reflective vest is an alternative. Black knee-high leather riding boots are also worn with navy blue riding trousers, along with protective gear such as gloves and a white helmet. A blue baseball-style cap is worn when not riding. Rural Patrol Unit: Cargo shirt and trousers in olive green are worn with either a dark blue baseball-style cap or a navy blue beret. Cargo shirt and trousers in Disruptive Pattern Camouflage is also sometimes worn. Other specialized units: In some specialized units, a cargo shirt is worn in either olive green, dark blue, or disruptive pattern camouflage (depending on the unit), along with matching cargo trousers, and a navy blue beret or a dark blue baseball-style cap.

Ceremonial uniform

Ceremonial uniforms include either a white (similar to No.3 Warm weather ceremonial uniform) or navy blue tunic (similar to the old winter uniform). Sword design was based on 1897 pattern

infantry officer's sword and used for formal occasions such as parade out or Legal Opening Day. They are fitted with a black whistle on the front right pocket and insignia on the collar for commissioned officers. A

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is also worn.

Retired uniforms

The previous uniforms were reminiscent of the British colonial era, and were replaced with what were intended to be more modern, international, and cosmopolitan uniforms in 2005. Retired summer uniform: A short-sleeved olive green tunic-style tropical field shirt, and olive green trousers worn with a black

with shoulder strap. Female officers wore a short-sleeved beige shirt with a knee-length skirt until the mid-1990s when they were given the same uniform as male officers (without the shoulder strap).

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were worn by male officers instead of trousers from the early 20th century until the 1970s. Retired winter uniform: A cornflower blue (or white, for commissioned officers) shirt with a blue and red striped necktie, worn under a heavy navy blue tunic coat and a

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with shoulder strap, and navy blue trousers. The tunic may be removed and shirt sleeves folded up to the elbows when working indoors or in warmer weather. Retired headgear: Pith helmets, turbans and conical hats were worn (depending on the ethnicity of the officer) in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Berets, peaked caps and bowler hats (for female officers) were introduced in the early to mid-20th century. Baseball-style caps for some specialized units were also introduced in the early 21st century. Until 1998, all officers wore a black whistle lanyard over the left shoulder running under the epaulet with the double cord attached to a whistle tucked in to the left breast tunic pocket. Officers who had received a Commissioner of Police Commendation or HE Governor's Commendation were issued a plaited black, yellow and red lanyard for CP's Commendation, or red for Governor's.

Vehicles

Most police vehicles in Hong Kong are white, with a blue and red 3M

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stripe around on the sides of the vehicle with wording "警 POLICE 察" in white, the only exception being the

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s specially designed for the

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, which are wholly dark blue and with wording "警 POLICE 察" on a light blue background in white on the sides of the vehicle. Most police vehicles in Hong Kong are equipped with both red and blue

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. The vehicles which are assigned to

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duties have additional yellow emergency vehicle lighting and yellow rooftops required for all airport vehicles. All police vehicles are government property and so bear license plates starting with "AM". Since 2008, the Hong Kong Police Force have brought in the use of

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for new police vehicles of the Traffic Branch for better visibility on the roads. In addition, these new vehicles show the Force crest on the front part of the vehicle, which the Force has not used in the design of new vehicles for the last two decades. The Hong Kong Police Force has ordered 10 new electric scooters for their officers to help reduce pollution in central Hong Kong. Emergency Unit, Police Tactical Unit, and Traffic Police have identification markings on the back of the car. For example, PTUD 1/3 means PTU D Team 1st Team 3rd car; EUKW 23 means Emergency Unit, Kowloon West region, 23rd car; and TKW 2 means Traffic unit, Kowloon West region, second car. Until 2007, EU, PTU, and TP vehicles had identification markings in a slightly different format. For example, “1/3 PTUD”, “23 EUKW”, and “2 TKW”.

In popular culture

The Hong Kong Police Force and its previous incarnation have been the subject of many films and television shows, including the locally produced ''Police Story'' film series, ''

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'', ''Infernal Affairs'' film series, ''

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'', and '' OCTB''. English language films featuring the HKPF include ''

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'' and ''

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''. The Hong Kong Police Force and SDU have also appeared in popular video game series such as ''

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'' and '' Sleeping Dogs''.

Notable personnel

* William Caine, first Head of Police *

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, actor and director *

Peter Godber Peter Fitzroy Godber (; born 7 April 1922) was a Chief Superintendent of the Hong Kong Police Force, Royal Hong Kong Police Force, serving as Deputy District Commander of Kowloon, Hong Kong. Embroiled in a bribery scandal shortly before his ret ...

Chief Superintendent serving as Deputy District Commander of Kowloon who was embroiled in a bribery scandal in 1973 and absconded *

Eddie Hui Eddie Hui Ki-on, GBS, CBE, QPM, CPM (, 10 October 1943 - 3 May 2009) was the last Commissioner of the Royal Hong Kong Police from 1994–1997, and the first Commissioner of Hong Kong Police from 1 July 1997 to 1 January 2001. Li Kwan-ha ran th ...

, last Commissioner of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force and first Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force *

Li Kwan-ha Li Kwan-ha, CBE, QPM, CPM (; 3 July 1937 – 23 January 2017) was the first ethnic Chinese to be the Commissioner of Police in Hong Kong, serving from 1989 to 1994. Biography Li was born of Xinhui ancestry on 3 July 1937. He attended King's C ...

, first ethnic Chinese Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force *

Stephen Lo Wai-chung Stephen Lo Wai-chung () was the Commissioner of Police of the Hong Kong Police Force. He began service in the police in 1984 and served as Commissioner of Police from May 2015 until his retirement in November 2019. Biography Lo attended th ...

, Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force from 2015 to 2019 *

Lui Lok Lui Lok (; born Lui Mo Lok (); 16 May 1920 – 13 May 2010) dubbed as 'The Five-Hundred-Million-Dollar Inspector', was a former Hong Kong Detective Staff Sergeant I. He became notorious for his acts of corruption during the 1960s to 1970s dur ...

, notorious corrupt police officer *

Joe Ma Tak-chung Joe Ma Tak-chung (; Jyutping: maa5 dak1 zung1; born 27 June 1968) is a Hong Kong TVB actor. He was a policeman before he joined the Hong Kong entertainment industry in 1993. He was a member of the elite G4. Ma is one of a few Hong Kong acto ...

, actor *

Rupert Dover Rupert Timothy Alan Dover (, born 19 August 1967) is a retired British-born Assistant Commissioner and Regional Commander of Kowloon West with the Hong Kong Police Force. He retired from the police force in January 2024. Early life Dover atte ...

, English-born officer *, English-born officer *

Tsui Po-ko Tsui Po-ko () (17 May 1970 – 17 March 2006) was a Police Constable of the Hong Kong Police Force,bank robber and serial killer. He is one of Hong Kong's most known three serial killers, with Lam Kor-wan and Lam Kwok-wai being the others. ...

, murderer and bank robber

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