Policing Hong Kong: An Irish History: Irishmen in the Hong Kong Police Force, 1864-1950

by Patricia O'Sullivan

Book Overview

Hong Kong, 1918. A tranquil place compared to war-torn Europe. But on the morning of the 22nd January, a running battle through the streets of Wanchai ended in "The Siege of Gresson Street". Five policemen lay dead, so shocking Hong Kong that over half the population turned out to watch their funeral procession. One of the dead, Inspector Mortimor O'Sullivan, came from Newmarket: a small town nestled deep in rural Ireland. He, along with a dozen and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 988779273X
• ISBN13: 9789887792734
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Blacksmith Books
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"