Lui Lok
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Lui Lok | |
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呂樂 | |
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| Born | Lui Mo Lok (呂慕樂) May 16, 1920 |
| Died | May 13, 2010 (aged 89) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Other names | Brother Lok Tiger Lui Lee Rock |
| Citizenship | Taiwanese Canadian |
| Occupation | former police officer |
| Spouse | Choi Chun |
| Children | 1 daughter 7 sons |
| Parent(s) | Lui Kwan-bok (father) Ngan Tam-mui (mother) |
Wanted by | ICAC |
| Wanted since | 1976 |
| Escaped | 1973 |
| Details | |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Police career | |
| Country | British Hong Kong |
| Allegiance | British Government |
| Department | Hong Kong Police Force |
| Service years | 1940–1968 |
| Status | retired |
| Rank | DS/SGT I |
Lui Lok (simplified Chinese: 吕乐; traditional Chinese: 呂樂; born Lui Mo Lok (吕慕乐; 呂慕樂); 16 May 1920 – 13 May 2010) CPM, dubbed as 'The Five-Hundred-Million-Dollar Inspector', was a former Hong Kong Detective Staff Sergeant I. He became notorious for his acts of corruption during the 1960s to 1970s during British Hong Kong period, and being wanted by ICAC.[1]
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 shoeshiner, a postman and a rickshaw driver before joining the Hong Kong Police Force.
On 9 November 1940, Lui 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 Hill, 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 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.[2]
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.
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.[3] In 1974, the ICAC was founded, and a wanted notice for Lui was issued in 1976, by then he was 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.[2]
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 were resided in Canada. He died due to gastric cancer on 13 May 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[4][5] His funeral was attended by 80 family members and friends at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Burnaby, where he was buried.[2]
Depictions in media
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Lui has been depicted in various films and TV Series due to his notoriety.
- To Be Number One (film) (1991), Character Tiger Lui, portrayed by Kenneth Tsang.
- The Greed of Man (1991), Character Lung Sing-Bond, portrayed by Kenneth Tsang.
- Lee Rock (1991), Character Lee Rock, portrayed by Andy Lau.
- Lee Rock II (1991), Character Lee Rock, portrayed by Andy Lau.
- Arrest the Restless (1992), Character Tiger Lui, portrayed by Charles Heung.
- I Corrupt All Cops (2009), Character Lak Chui, Portrayed by Tony Leung Ka-Fai.
- Chasing the Dragon (film) (2017), Character Lee Rock, portrayed by Andy Lau.
References
- ^ "五亿探长吕乐传奇秘闻". ifeng.
- ^ a b c "ICAC seeks frozen millions of dead corrupt officer". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "香港四大总华探长的没落". ifeng.
- ^ "Corrupt sergeant's death in Canada leaves loose ends". South China Morning Post. 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.