The Hong Kong Modern police were some great sets. I have the complete set, including the wood Land Rover (one of the first, it not the first, wooden vehicle in regular production from King & Country) and the Riot Police. You may not know this, but Andy Neilson was himself a Hong Kong Police Inspector at one point. Here are some quotes from the original text of the book about these sets:
By June, 1991 Andy had released a Napoleonic Waterloo Chess Set as well as four sets of modern (1980’s) Hong Kong Police. . . .
The modern Hong Kong Police sets included in the post-card catalogue under “Stop Press/New Releases”, indicating the sets would be available by the time the brochure was printed. The modern police included RHKP1, a ‘beat’ constable in summer uniform on patrol using his personal radio ($12), RHKP2, a dog handler & German Shepherd (later described as an Alsatian) in summer uniform ($17), RHKP3, two Police Tactical Unit ‘Blue Berets’ in summer uniform ($24), and RHKP4, King & Country’s first off-scale figure, a 90mm presentation figure of a ‘beat’ constable, available painted ($42) and, for the first time, unpainted ($25). The figures wore light green pants and short sleeve tunics, blue hats or berets with cap badges, black boots, belts, cross belts, holsters and pistol lanyards.
The November, 1993 Brochure also debuted King & Country’s personality figures, Elvis Presley (EP), Charlie Chaplin (CC) and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (SPB). This brochure also included the release of the Seaforth Highlanders Maxim Gun & Crew, and some additional modern Hong Kong Police, including a dismounted motorcycle cop and the Police Tactical Riot Force, in both riot helmets and black berets.
The two new modern Hong Kong Police sets, HKP4 ($62), a new dismounted motorcycle cop sold together with ‘beat’ constable using his personal radio a dog handler & dog and one Police Tactical Unit ‘Blue Beret’, and HKP5 ($81), the Police Tactical Riot Force, wearing the same uniforms, but available with either black riot helmets with silver face shields or black berets. The motorcycle cop wore a white motorcycle helmet, red and yellow striped vest over light green tunic and pants and black knee boots, and holds a radio in his right hand. The riot police come in three poses: The first standing holding a banner in two hands reading in both English and Chinese characters “Disperse or we fire” (in black on orange) on one side and “Warning tear smoke” (in white on black) on the other. The second stands holding a lathi club and shield. The third holds a shot gun angled down from the right shoulder across towards the left knee.
In 1994 the 6 "a day at the races" horses and jockeys commissioned by the Hong Kong Jockey's Club appeared, along with the Hong Kong Police wood Police Land Rover [Andy was a Hong Kong Police Inspector]), the Hong Kong Volunteer Regiment color party (Andy was a commissioned officer and the regiment's Adjutant), first mentioned in November, 1993, is first depicted in the Winter/Spring 1994 flyer, and Glossy Marching American Revolutionary War (N.Y. Regiment, U.S. Marines, and Two British Regiments).
This vehicle, the only civilian vehicle produced by K&C to date, was a well executed and accurate reproduction of the Land Rovers used by the Hong Kong constabulary in the 1980’s, but lacked a detailed undercarriage. The Land Rover was primarily navy blue, with a white top and silver painted windows, with front and rear license plates and the Hong Kong Police crest emblazoned on the front driver and passenger doors. Detail elements include windshield wipers, sideview mirrors, an antenna and police light on top. The number of these vehicles produced is unknown to the author, but almost certainly less than 50. The vehicle, designated HKP8, originally retailed for $128.
The “Remember the Alamo” figures appear in Spring, 1995, as did HK19 and two additional modern Hong Kong Police releases.
The new releases of “Asia’s Finest” included HKP6, two Hong Kong police officers in summer uniforms, absent their headgear, in actions poses, standing in the text book two-hand firing position for a pistol, and kneeling loading a shotgun, as well as HKP7, two female constables, wearing tan uniforms with skirts and blue hats, “taking notes” -- more likely writing tickets.
