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Lui Lok (born May 16, 1920, die May 13, 2010)(simplified Chinese: 吕乐; traditional Chinese: 呂樂), also named Lui Mo Lok (simplified Chinese: 吕慕乐; traditional Chinese: 呂慕樂), was a former Hong Kong Detective Staff Sergeant I, or chief detective Chinese. He was best known for his corruption during the 1960s to 1970s in the British Hong Kong period, and being wanted by ICAC for a long time. He was claimed as 'The Five-Hundred-Million-Dollar Inspector' For Hong Kong Citizens.
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Biography
Lui Lok was born in Haifeng county, Guangdong and spent his childhood there. Lui immigrated to Cheung Chau before moving to Hong Kong.
Before joining the Hong Kong Police Force, he survived as a shoeshiner, a postman and a rickshaw driver.
On November 9, 1940, Lui joined became a police officer in the Patrol Sub Unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. He was then promoted 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 Mountain, Lui arrested them with his team. Lui was made famous for wiping out the triad. 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 triad, 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 reassigned to Yau Ma Tei, taking over for the retiring DS/SGT II Lau Fuk. By 1962, the Hong Kong Police Force reinstated the DS/SGT I rank, promoting Lui to one of the two available DS/SGT I positions; the other was given to Lam Gong. Lui was then positioned in Hong Kong Island, whereas Lam took charge in Kowloon and the New Territories.
By April 1, 1962, Lui earned the CPM, the Colonial Police Medal.
In 1967, Lui and Lam were transferred to other stations by the Police Force in a case of serious corruption. In 1968, Lui retired from the Police Force.
In 1973, Lui immigrated to Canada with his family. In 1974, the ICAC was founded, Lui was being accused to have a salary imbalanced with his position. He was suspected of corruption an
In 1979, Lui purchased a luxury apartment in Taipei and then resided there until his death. By May 13, 2010, he died in Vancouver, Canada with gastric cancer.
Related Character in Media
Lui has been appeared in various media because of his fame in corruption and was seen to be a legend in the Colonial Hong Kong. His stories have been held in a lot of movies and TV Series Drama: