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‘Hong Kong town’ in mainland city of Zhaoqing attracts keen interest as retirement haven for local police officers and civil servants
- Junior Police Officers’ Association head says it is in talks with Guangzhou-based developer over such homes, with first phase to be completed in 2020
- Source says proposal is popular among junior officers amid hostile climate in city as anti-government protests roll into fifth month
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An option for police officers and civil servants to retire in a “Hong Kong town” in the mainland Chinese city of Zhaoqing is attracting keen interest.
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Lam Chi-wai, chairman of the Junior Police Officers’ Association (JPOA), the largest group in the force, said on Thursday that it was in talks with Guangzhou-based developer Agile Group on arrangements for buying such homes.
He revealed that the first phase of the project would be completed by the end of 2020.
While Lam said the scheme had nothing to do with the mass protests in Hong Kong, the idea is gaining popularity among officers facing a massive public backlash over allegations of brutality during more than four months of chaotic and violent anti-government protests.
The widespread anger at police has seen frontline officers regularly come under violent attacks and subjected to doxxing, while their families have also been harassed.
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