Friday 5 September 2014

Hong Kong Police History


Would you like to hear the story of Inspector Thomas Smithers who drowned off Cheung Chau in 1848?

Would you like to hear the story of Inspector Swanston from Caithness who lost 5 children to Hong Kong's harsh climate and then
succumbed himself?

These and other vignettes from the History of the Hong Kong Police
will be told in a talk
"From British Bobby to Hong Kong Copper"
to be held at
The National Archives (TNA), Kew, London
at 2pm on Thursday 18th. September 2014.

Please follow this link to TNA's webpages to reserve your place: