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BiographyFrank Knight grew up in Essex, United Kingdom, and later joined the Army and fought the Mau Mau in Kenya before returning to London to work for the Metropolitan Police. Knight moved to Hong Kong in 1954, training at Aberdeen before serving in the Marine Police. He eventually retired as Chief Inspector in 1978 and established his own security company - Guardforce.
Interview summaryRecounts his family and livelihood in Essex during the Second World War. Talks of his experience in Kenya and Malaysia. Narrates his decision to join the Hong Kong Police Force and his post-training police work. Anecdotes include crime cases within the Walled City and Triad activities in the 1960s. Recounts his establishment of Guardforce and further talks of Hong Kong's Handover in 1997.
Interview summaryRecounts his family and livelihood in Essex during the Second World War. Talks of his experience in Kenya and Malaysia. Narrates his decision to join the Hong Kong Police Force and his post-training police work. Anecdotes include crime cases within the Walled City and Triad activities in the 1960s. Recounts his establishment of Guardforce and further talks of Hong Kong's Handover in 1997.I310. Hong Kong Heritage Project, accessed 03/06/2023, https://www.hongkongheritage.org/nodes/view/22067
