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Hong Kong police officer For the Chinese cinematographer with the same Chinese name, see Lü Yue. In this Chinese name, the family name is Lui.
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Lui LokCPM
呂樂
Lui in 1962
BornLui Mo Lok (呂慕樂)
(1920-05-16)16 May 1920
Haifeng County, Shanwei, Guangdong, Republic of China
Died13 May 2010(2010-05-13) (aged 89)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityChinese
Other namesBrother Lok
Tiger Lui
Lee Rock
CitizenshipRepublic of China
Canada
OccupationPolice detective
SpouseChoi Chun
Children1 daughter
7 sons
Wanted byICAC
Wanted since1976
Escaped1973
Details
CountryHong Kong
Police career
CountryBritish Hong Kong
AllegianceBritish Government
DepartmentHong Kong Police Force
Service years1940–1968
StatusRetired
RankDS/SGT I
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese呂樂
Simplified Chinese吕乐
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǚ Lè
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLeoi Lok
Birth name
Traditional Chinese呂慕樂
Simplified Chinese吕慕乐
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǚ Mùlè
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLeoi Mou-lok

Lui Lok CPM (Chinese: 呂樂; born Lui Mo Lok, 呂慕樂; 16 May 1920 – 13 May 2010) was a Hong Kong police detective known for his acts of corruption during the 1960s and 1970s. He was wanted by Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). Although his illegally obtained assets were partially seized by the authorities, legal obstacles prevented his extradition from Taiwan and later Canada, which allowed him to ultimately escape prosecution.

Biography

Lui Mo Lok was born in Haifeng County, Guangdong, and spent his childhood there. Lui immigrated to Cheung Chau before moving to Hong Kong, there he survived as a shoe shiner, a postman and a rickshaw driver before joining the Hong Kong Police Force.

On 9 November 1940, Lui became a police officer in the Hong Kong Police Force. He was later advanced to a detective. While working in the Criminal Investigation Department, he was promoted by Senior Detective Chan Lap, and then CPL, Police Corporal by 1951. That same year, he was transferred to Sham Shui Po Police Station.

In 1955, the gang 14K was one of the four biggest triads in Hong Kong. While 14K was holding a feast in a school located in Diamond Hill, Lui arrested them with his team. As a result, he was promoted to SCPL, Senior Corporal in 1956.

In 1956, the Hong Kong 1956 riots happened. Because of Lui's experience in dealing with the triads, he was arranged in an important position by the administration of the police force. Because of his outstanding work, he was promoted to be the DS/SGT II in New Territories District, stationed in Tsuen Wan Police Station.

In 1958, Lui was transferred to Yau Ma Tei to replace the retired DS/SGT II Lau Fuk. In 1962, the Hong Kong Police Force reset the position of DS/SGT I, and Lui was promoted one of two DS/SGT I positions, Nam Gong was promoted to the other. Lui stationed in Hong Kong Island while Nam was stationed in Kowloon and New Territories.

On 1 April 1962, Lui was awarded the Colonial Police Medal by Queen Elizabeth II on Queen’s Birthday at Hong Kong’s Government House. In 1963, Lui was appointed by Hong Kong Governor Sir Robert Black to a blue ribbon commission to study police reform.

In 1967, Lui and Nam were transferred to other stations by the Police Force in a case of serious corruption. In 1968, Lui took early retirement from the police force.

In 1973, Lui immigrated to Canada with his wife Choi Chun (蔡珍) and eight children. In 1974, the ICAC was founded, and a wanted notice for Lui was issued in 1976, but by then he had settled in Taiwan. He was charged with having assets "disproportionate to and unable to be explained or accounted for by his official emoluments, awards, or allowance'" and many of his assets were frozen by the ICAC. The Hong Kong court recovered part of his assets in 1977, and some of which were later recovered through his estate in 1986. He was unable to be extradited due to the lack of an extradition treaty with Taiwan and legal complications with Hong Kong's treaty with Canada.

In 1979, Lui purchased a luxury apartment in Taipei, Taiwan, where he would reside in low profile for more than 30 years. His daughter became a Taiwanese citizen and was a civil servant, while his seven sons resided in Canada. He died due to gastric cancer on 13 May 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His funeral was attended by 80 family members and friends at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Burnaby, where he was buried.

Honours

Depictions in media

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Lui has been depicted in various films and TV Series due to his notoriety.

References

  1. "五亿探长吕乐传奇秘闻". ifeng.
  2. ^ "ICAC seeks frozen millions of dead corrupt officer". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  3. "警队贪污达１０亿 四大探长被通缉_新闻中心_新浪网". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  4. "香港四大总华探长的没落". ifeng.
  5. "Corrupt sergeant's death in Canada leaves loose ends". South China Morning Post. 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  6. "No. 42683". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1962. p. 4339.
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