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The Hong Kong Beat: 1: Detective

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Nine documentary films which take a close look at a controversial Police force in action.
The Royal Hong Kong Police have been accused of corruption and bribery at all levels. This series shows the job they have to do - as a British Colonial Force working among 41-million Chinese.
John Norman, ex-London policeman, is now a CID Inspector in Tsim Sha Tsui - Hong Kong's Soho - where the line between the straight and the bent is more than a little curved. As Norman is drawn into robbery, kidnap and murder, he shows what it is to be on the Hong Kong beat, where British policemen bow before the God Kwandai, and row in a Dragon Boat Race against the Triads.
Preview: page 17

Contributors

Contributor:
John Norman
Film cameraman:
Patrick Turley
Producer:
John Purdie
Source: Radio Times

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