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香港的私人警務,1841–1941
Sheilah E. Hamilton
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Tue Jun 17 2008 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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香港大學出版社
书籍简介
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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. She examines the growth in different Hong Kong Government departments of what would now be regarded as ‘hybrid’ police and argues that the existence of such posts within the civil service resulted in greater social control of the local Chinese community at minimal extra expense.
Amongst the topics of private security explored are: the impact of the few private security personnel engaged by local Chinese organizations such as the Nam Pak Hong, Tung Wah Hospital and Po Leung Kuk; the evolution of the District Watch Force from a force engaged in purely local security duties to an arm of the Hong Kong Government involved in non-security matters such as controversial sanitary inspections; and the unique system of village guards and scouts in the New Territories. A particular focus is the early maritime security problems and the internal security forces of Hong Kong’s shipping companies.
A final chapter compares the situation in Hong Kong and explores the similarities and differences with Shanghai during the period.
作者简介
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Sheilah E. Hamilton is a forensic scientist and fire investigator who has worked closely with the territory’s public police and private security sectors for more than forty years.
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查看更多香港大學出版社成立於1956年,隸屬於亞洲最具影響力的英語學府——香港大學。出版社每年出版逾三十種新書,且中文書的比例持續增加,現已超過四分之一。憑藉香港獨特的國際地位,香港大學出版社的書籍深入探討、審視並彰顯亞洲在世界中的角色。我們在中國歷史與文化、法律、公共衛生、社會工作、電影與媒體研究、藝術,以及建築與城市規劃等領域的出版物尤為享有盛譽。
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