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Sixty Years of Hong Kong Policewoman

Chen Xiaoneng He Jiaqi

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The Hong Kong Police Force has been established for 170 years, and the emergence of female police officers began in the 1950s. In just 60 years of development, the role of female police officers in the force has undergone earth-shaking changes. This book starts with two clues, social and historical, and displays the extraordinary 60 years of Hong Kong policewomen through historical archives, official documents, newspaper reports, and the "experienced accounts" of more than 50 female police officers who joined the police in different decades. Examining the history of female police officers is also a review of recent historical events in Hong Kong. The book will show how the social problems caused by the influx of post-war refugees from the mainland into Hong Kong, the government's resumption of land in the New Territories to develop new towns, the Vietnamese boat people issue in the 1970s, large-scale demonstrations and social movements, the promotion of universal education and the passage of equal opportunities legislation, etc., Directly or indirectly affected the work direction of the Hong Kong police force and brought about changes in the mission of female police officers.