Watching over Hong Kong : private policing 1841-1941
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Watching over Hong Kong : private policing 1841-1941
（Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series）
Hong Kong University Press, 2012
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Originally published: 2008
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Sheilah E. Hamilton shows the colonial administration introduced harsh legislation to control Chinese watchmen. She examines the growth of a "hybrid" police and argues the existence of such posts within the civil service resulted in greater social control of the local Chinese community.
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