Watching over Hong Kong : private policing 1841-1941 /

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In this pioneering study, Sheilah Hamilton shows that, from the earliest days of British rule, the colonial administration introduced harsh legislation to control Chinese watchmen who were employed to protect the fledgling colony's property in the absence of an effective public police force.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hamilton, Sheilah E.
Corporate Author: Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hong Kong : London : Hong Kong University Press ; Eurospan [distributor], 2008.
Series:Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Private security services > China > Hong Kong > History > 19th century.
Private security services > China > Hong Kong > History > 20th century.
Police > China > Hong Kong > History > 19th century.
Police > China > Hong Kong > History > 20th century.
Services privés de sécurité > Chine > Hongkong > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Services privés de sécurité > Chine > Hongkong > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Police.
Private security services.
China > Hong Kong.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Early settlement of Hong Kong
  • The District Watch Force
  • Other local private security forces
  • Government 'in-house' security or 'hybrid policing'
  • Pirates, ships guards and shore watchmen
  • Security in the new territories
  • Watchmen in Shanghai
  • Conclusion.

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