Guns of the Royal Hong Kong Police - a British Colonial Police Force (the RHKP)

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  @9HoleReviews · 4 years ago · pinned

  If you enjoyed this episode, check out the @9HPodcast episode where we interviewed Officer Wong of the RHKP on things that he experienced in the RHKP: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq9hTm2HRe0">https://youtu.be/hq9hTm2HRe0</a><br><br>People we need to thank:<br>James (Teufelshund Tactical) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPAMTVxHF28">https://youtu.be/nPAMTVxHF28</a><br>Ian (Forgotten Weapons) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBYfbtoSHxo">https://youtu.be/gBYfbtoSHxo</a><br>Jonathan (Royal armouries) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRhw-l602s4">https://youtu.be/iRhw-l602s4</a><br>The Gun Room ( for FFL support)<br><br>Also you may be interested in : <br>BBC&apos;s Hong Kong Beat - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=datZu9zyRqU">https://youtu.be/datZu9zyRqU</a> (there are 8 episodes)<br>The Final Option &nbsp;(90&apos;s era HK movie on the SDU) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEyoK1UMycw">https://youtu.be/ZEyoK1UMycw</a>

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  @CGTjong · 4 years ago

  RHKP inspired me to become a police officer. I remember growing up in HK thinking these are the coolest looking and most professional police in the world. I remember I had wondered off in Kowloon after church and a RHKP officer was able to find me and bring me back to my parents.

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  @MaxwellAerialPhotography · 3 years ago

  Chinese dudes playing bagpipes and English blokes speaking Cantonese. The sense of camaraderie of RHKP is fascinatingly unique.

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• XS

  @xSRGman · 4 years ago (edited)

  &quot;Most of Asia does not have a deep culture with civilian arms ownership, despite a very apparent interest in how weapons work&quot;<br><br>Absolutely hit the nail on the head describing East Asia&apos;s relationship with firearms!

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• JO

  @josefckngai6114 · 3 years ago

  till these days, I still remember how professional the RHKP used to be

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  @nick_yawn · 4 years ago

  what a great episode!! I feel the warmth and the nostalgia and I&apos;ve never even lived in Hong Kong...

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  @clelandrogers6730 · 4 years ago

  Thanks for putting together a really informative video. &nbsp;I was an RHKP officer from 1984 to 1994. In my time I served in PTU both on Company and as training staff, EU HKI and was also a firearms trainer so I recognised a few faces. &nbsp;I also travelled across SE Asia as a competitive handgun shooter. &nbsp;You clearly researched this very deeply. &nbsp;You might be interested to know that RHKP also had a few SA only Colt AR15 HBARs fitted with bipods. These were later interations with M16 A2 rear sight.

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  @amiranda6308 · 4 years ago

  Had the pleasure of shooting with the RHKP and Royal HK Customs personnel in 1995/1996. While we were shooting for center mass, the RHKP and Royal HK Customs personnel were doing mainly head shots, even from up to 15 meters with their issued S&amp;W model 10s. When we transitioned to carbines and shotguns, they were spot on too.<br><br>I&apos;ll tell you it was impressive to watch and they were a great bunch to train and shoot with. Confident in their ablity without arrogance and very professional. Thank you for the video, it was a good trip down memory lane.

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  @CBCNamja · 4 years ago

  Great episode! &nbsp;My grandfather was a Royal HK police officer. &nbsp;My mom told me they use to live in the police dormitory when she was young. &nbsp;My friend&apos;s dad was also from the Royal HK police force. &nbsp;He was an Inspector, but retired and moved to Canada. &nbsp;Thanks for the interesting history of the RHKP!

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• KE

  @Kelvin_Foo · 4 years ago

  If you grew up watching 1980s Hong Kong police action movies and serials, go ahead and click that like button...

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  @etanallthefood · 4 years ago

  Fantastic video, I finally get a better sense what my parents mean when they say how they missed the old police officers they&apos;d call &quot;uncles&quot;, also always fun to see someone of non- asian ancestry putting in the time and effort to familiarize themselves with the local language. Even if it seems a little unnatural, the effort shows.

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  @cupajoe60 · 4 years ago

  Truly, thank you for this episode.<br><br>Growing up in Hong Kong in the mid/late 90s and through the handover was a very formative experience. Having only gotten into firearms in the last 5 years, seeing this rich and detailed look into the RHKPF&apos;s history and equipment is fascinating. Guess I need to go watch some John Woo films now.<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/newslettergang">#newslettergang</a>

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