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Tsui Po-ko () (17 May 1969 – 17 March 2006) was a police constable in the Hong Kong Police Force who was implicated in a number of crimes, which included bank robbery and murder. He died when he and another police constable shot each other in a gun battle in a Tsim Sha Tsui underpass. The inquest into the events leading up to his death aroused great interest in Hong Kong, as it unravelled a string of intriguing events, and revealed the secret life of a policeman with a delusional state of mind.〔(Hong Kong nears end of lurid murder case (''AFP'') ), The Nation, April 2007, Retrieved 7 July 2007〕 On 25 April 2007, the five-person jury in the Coroner's court unanimously decided that Tsui was responsible for injuring one and killing two fellow police officers and a bank security guard, on three separate occasions. The jury returned a verdict that he had been "lawfully killed" by fellow officer Tsang Kwok-hang in a shootout.〔AFP story, (Hong Kong policeman blamed for killings ), Channel News Asia, 25 April 2007〕 The inquest lasted 36 days, one of the longest ever of inquests in Hong Kong. Assistant Police Commissioner John Lee said that this was "an exceptional case".〔 Coroner Michael Chan Pik-kiu called "the most difficult" inquest for a jury he had ever encountered.〔Una So, (Tsui killed two officers and guard, jury finds ), ''The Standard'', 26 April 2007〕 ==Biography== Tsui was the elder of two children born in Shaowu, Fujian, and arrived in Hong Kong in 1978 with his mother. His father and brother arrived a year later. He attended the Kwun Tong Government Industrial Secondary School (now Kwun Tong Kung Lok Government Secondary School). After graduation, had had several jobs, including a spell with the Hong Kong Regiment. Tsui joined the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1993; he regarded it as well paid job with good benefits, and was a police constable for 13 years until his death in 2006.〔("Hong Kong 'devil cop' kills colleagues" ), Brisbane Times, 25 April 2007〕 He was an outstanding cadet at the Hong Kong Police College, having won the "''silver whistle''".〔Una So, (Slain officer's path of no return ), ''The Standard'', 7 April 2007〕 Tsui was an excellent marksman. In 1993, he scored full marks in target shooting as well as simulated bank robbery shooting. From 2001 to 2005, in the tests held three times a year, he would score a faultless 48 points. According to shooting range records, he been trained to shoot left-handed. He had once claimed to a superior that he was ambidextrous.〔("Ambidextrous marksman Tsui played the markets with proxy address" ), ''Sing Tao Daily'', 27 March 2007 〕 From 1996 to 2001, Tsui made four attempts at the 'Police Constable/Senior Police Constable to Sergeant Promotion Qualifying Examination',〔In 1996, Tsui gained a "Credit"；a "Pass" in 1999；a "Distinction" in 2000 and "Great Credit" in 2001 (「徐步高仕途受挫現怪行 狂抄「牛肉乾」 羅湖橋呼『平反六四』」 ), ''Ming Pao'', 27 March 2007 〕 He scored 68 marks in his 2000 attempt, earning him an interview.〔("Diligent duo net exam distinctions" ), "OffBeat-News", 22 Nov 2000〕 His stubbornness and difficulty in communication meant that he was never promoted.〔 However, since 1999, he had given up applying for promotion. From then on until 2003, Tsui applied three times to join the Airport Security Unit, but failed. He failed a personality assessment during the first attempt, and subsequently failed because of insufficient fitness. Between 2002 and 2005, he was attached to the Tsing Yi district. Tsui's wife, Lee Po-ling, works at the Social Welfare Department as a social security assistant. The couple met when she worked as a sales assistant at the airport, and Tsui was also stationed there. They married in 1997 and they had a daughter in 2000.〔Una So, (Wife knew nothing of Tsui's dark side ), ''The Standard'', 18 April 2007〕 In October 2001, Tsui and his wife appeared together in a couples version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' on ATV and won HK$60,000, and they claimed they would donate some of the money to charity.〔('"Millionaire" couple wins 60k who said will donate to charity kills 2 months later' ), ''The Sun'', 21 March 2006〕 Tsui, who was an avid sportsman, was an Oxfam Trailwalker, participated in marathons, and also liked paragliding. Unbeknownst to his wife, he would go to Mong Kok and Shenzhen weekly to frequent massage parlours, karaoke bars, and prostitutes.〔徐步高的生前好友，前警員李藝在庭上作供指出，兩人在1999年至2005年間多次相約到內地嫖妓，每次開支約500 元；兩人亦定期光顧旺角花園街一間娛樂場所，平均每月約1至2次。 ("Good friend reveals Tsui's penchant for gambling and prostitutes, weekly visits to Mong Kok and Shenzhen from 1999" )、''Ming Pao'', 24 March 2007 〕 Also a habitual heavy gambler, Tsui was known to have made a HK$75,000 wager on Japan to win the 2004 Asian Cup final at odds of 2.8:1 on 7 August 2004.〔徐 步高的生前好友，前警員李藝在庭上作供指出，在本地賭波未合法化的2002年，徐步高曾主動向他詢問世界盃決賽外圍投 --的方法，並表示要投--5萬元，李遂建議徐向澳門投--。兩人於2004年亞洲盃的決賽賽事贏得22.4萬元，對於徐步高突然有大 筆現鈔投--賭波，李藝稱當時沒主動問及，並相信是徐平日投資或積蓄所得。("$75,000 Asian Cup bet repays $210,000" ), ''Ming Pao'', 24 March 2007 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tsui Po-ko」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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