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The maintenance of law and order during the governorship of Sir John Francis Davis in Hong Kong 1844-1848.

by Chan Yue Shan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-133). / ABSTRACT --- p.i-ii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iii / INTRODUCTION --- p.1-8 / Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- THE CONDITIONS OF HONG KONG / Chapter I. --- The Establishment of the Colonial Government --- p.9-13 / Chapter II. --- Nature of the Population --- p.13-16 / Chapter III. --- Lawless Situation --- p.16-24 / Chapter IV. --- Measures Taken to Fight Crime Prior to the Governorship of Davis --- p.24-31 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF SIR JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS --- p.32-38 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- DAVIS' DETERMINATION TO IMPROVE THE STATE OF THE COLONY --- p.39-46 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- DEVICES OF SOCIAL CONTROL / Chapter 1. --- Reforms on the Police Force --- p.47-51 / Chapter 2. --- The Appointment of Chinese Peace Officers: Paouchong and Paoukea --- p.52-59 / Chapter 3. --- Establishment of the Supreme Court --- p.60-63 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- PUNISHMENTS FOR CRIMINALS / Chapter 1. --- Prison Reform --- p.64-68 / Chapter 2. --- Expatriation of Convicts --- p.69-73 / Chapter 3. --- The Enforcement of Capital Punishment --- p.74-77 / Chapter CHAPTER SIX --- MEASURES AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME / Chapter 1. --- suppression of the Triad Society --- p.78-86 / Chapter 2. --- Suppression of Piracy --- p.87-93 / Chapter CHAPTER SEVEN --- REGULATION OF THE MOVEMENTS OF INHABITANTS / Chapter 1. --- The Continuation of Curfew --- p.94-95 / Chapter 2. --- Implementation of Registration as a Police Measure --- p.96-104 / Chapter CHAPTER EIGHT --- DISCUSSION ON DAVIS' MEASURES IN THE MAINTENANCE OF LAW AND ORDER --- p.105-113 / CONCLUSION --- p.114-116 / APPENDICES / Appendix 1 --- p.117 / Appendix 2 --- p.118-119 / Appendix 3 --- p.120 / Appendix 4 --- p.121-124 / Appendix 5 --- p.125 / GLOSSARY --- p.126-127 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.128-133

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_319151
Date January 1993
ContributorsChan, Yue Shan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of History.
PublisherChinese University of Hong Kong
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, iii, 133 leaves : ill., 1 folded map ; 30 cm.
CoverageHong Kong (China), 19th century, Hong Kong (China)
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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