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Rupert Dover

Rupert Timothy Alan Dover (Chinese: 陶輝,[1] born 19 August 1967) is a retired British-born Assistant Commissioner and Regional Commander of Kowloon West with the Hong Kong Police Force.[2] He retired from the police force in January 2024.

Rupert Dover
Born
Rupert Timothy Alan Dover

(1967-08-19) 19 August 1967 (age 56)
Hertford, United Kingdom
Spouse
Sze Cheung
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(m. 2014)​
Police career
AllegianceHong Kong Police Force
DepartmentKowloon West Region
Service years1988–2024
StatusRetired
RankAssistant Commissioner
AwardsChief Executive's Commendation
Rupert Timothy Alan Dover
Traditional Chinese陶輝
Simplified Chinese陶辉

Early life edit

Dover attended public school in Bedfordshire,[3] leaving Bedford School in 1985.[citation needed] After obtaining an archaeology degree from a British university,[4] Dover joined the then Royal Hong Kong Police Force in 1988 as a probationary inspector.[5]

Career edit

Dover joined the Royal Hong Kong Police Force in 1988 as Inspector.[2] In 2002, Dover, as a Chief Inspector, was transferred to head the Airport Security Unit.[6] Dover was involved in policing the 2014 Hong Kong protests (Umbrella Revolution).[7] In 2016, he received the Chief Executive's Commendation for Government/Public Service.[8][9]

In 2019, he commanded the police response to protests about a proposed extradition law on 12 June when the protesters surrounded the Legislative Council Complex in an attempt to stall the bill's second reading.[10] Dover and other officers, particularly non-Chinese, were criticised for their handling of the protests while also targeted with harassment and doxing.[11][12][13]

In February 2020, Dover was promoted to Assistant Commissioner of Police and took over the position of Regional Commander, Kowloon West following the retirement of Michael Cheuk Hau Yip (卓孝業).[2][14] Dover is retiring from the police force in 2024.[15][16]

Property controversy edit

Main article: Controversies of the Hong Kong Police Force § Property controversy

On 29 April 2020, in a tabloid-style investigation[17] during which two Next Magazine journalists were arrested on allegations of loitering,[18][19] it was alleged that Dover's house, and another property linked to Dover, in a village in Clear Water Bay Peninsula had extant violations of building regulations. The property is built on government land, on conditions where residents are prohibited from selling, trading, or leasing out their houses.[20]

On 4 May, the Lands Department sent ten officials to inspect Dover's home to investigate.[21] On 26 May, the Land Department substantiated the allegations of illicit expansion works at Dover's residence, giving the licence holder one month to rectify the situation with respect to the illegal structures.[22] Police Commissioner Chris Tang has accused Apple Daily's investigations on senior officers as being retaliation for the 18 April arrest of the paper's founder Jimmy Lai.[23]

Personal life edit

Rupert Dover is married to Cheung Ngar-sze (Chinese: 張雅詩;[24] also known as Sze Dover), a sergeant in the Hong Kong Police Force.[25][26]

References edit

  1. ^ Chinese name in https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/1066/chi/4196.html Archived 5 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine which corresponds to https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/1066/eng/4196.html Archived 5 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c "Senior Officers | Hong Kong Police Force". Hong Kong Police Force. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Anger over the expat officers 'doing China's dirty work' : Ian Birrell". ianbirrell.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. ^ "搶救墜機 押解難民機場特警揭秘". Apple Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2020. [...]在英國大學竟然是讀考古學。
  5. ^ "Hong Kong protest leader confronts British officer", Richard Lloyd Parry, The Times, 9 July 2019, p. 26.
  6. ^ "Statistics: Top 30 World airports" (PDF) (Press release). Airports Council International. July 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Brits in HK police 'played key crackdown roles'". 24 June 2019. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "2016 Force Honours List". Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Activists single out British officers in protests against Hong Kong police". The Times. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  11. ^ Chen, Frank (24 June 2019). "Brits in HK police 'played key crackdown roles'". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  12. ^ Sterwell, Phillip (23 June 2019). "Activists single out British officers in protests against Hong Kong police". The Times. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Hong Kong's expat police officers targeted by protesters as doing Beijing's bidding". Hong Kong Free Press. 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Wisdom sharing by retiring RC KW". Hong Kong Police Force. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  15. ^ Wan, Hiu-ping 溫曉平, ed. (3 January 2024). "鎮壓反送中外籍「主將」陶輝退休　許智峯促交待612開槍決定" [Rupert Dover, the foreign "chief general" in suppressing the anti-extradition movement, retired; Ted Hui urged him to explain the decision of 612 shooting] (in Chinese). Radio Free Asia. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  16. ^ "報道引述許智峯形容陶輝「政權劊子手」　警去信媒體不滿予逃犯發布" [The report quoted Rupert Dover describing Tao Hui as "the executioner of the regime". The police wrote to the media dissatisfied with the fugitive's publishing of untrue remarks.]. am730 (in Chinese). 4 January 2024. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Watchdog urged to probe posting of reporter's photo on Facebook account". South China Morning Post. 2 May 2020. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  18. ^ "壹週刊：記者清水灣追訪陶輝後被警帶走 嚴厲譴責警察濫權 阻揭警隊高層醜聞". Stand News (in Chinese). Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  19. ^ "壹週刊嚴厲譴責警察濫用公權力 警方批評對方歪曲事實". Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  20. ^ "【蘋果踢爆】陶輝私竇曝光！助理警務處長開公司賣冷氣零件 報住清水灣寮屋疑違法". Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Govt officials inspect Rupert Dover's home". RTHK. 4 May 2020. Archived from the original on 5 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Hong Kong properties linked to top police officers 'fall foul of government rules'". South China Morning Post. 27 May 2020. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Hong Kong police chief accuses newspaper of running targeted campaign against him". South China Morning Post. 5 May 2020. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  24. ^ "【獨家有片｜踢爆後匿入公廁】助理警務處長陶輝疑非法佔清水灣牌照屋 採訪後警察擄走記者". Next Magazine 壹週刊 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  25. ^ "Watchdog urged to probe posting of reporter's photo on Facebook account". South China Morning Post. 2 May 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  26. ^ "【蘋果踢爆】目無法紀！陶輝與警妻非法出租千呎牌照屋作民宿 涉無牌經營旅館". Apple Daily (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
Police appointments
Preceded by
Michael Cheuk
 Regional Commander of Kowloon West, Hong Kong
2020–present 		Incumbent
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