Sheung Kwai Chung

Created by Clive 4 years ago

Peter was my SDI in SKC.  He admonished me one afternoon (in 1979) about the state of the hawkers in Wai Kek Street and asked that I do something about it.  That evening we conducted an op and seized several hawker carts and their wares, which included many fresh flowers.  I put most of the flowers in Peter's office late that night; it looked like an out of control jungle. 

The next day when I came in for B shift, Peter and the usual suspects were in the mess.  "I've got a bone to pick with you!" he said as I walked in.  With his shoulders shaking with laughter he explained there had been a DS's inspection that morning, the DS was early and Peter was late.  As Peter entered his office the DS (Brian Wigley?) was sitting there amidst my horticultural creation.  "Went down like a lead balloon (one of his favorite phrases back then)" he said and bought me a beer.

One of the nicest people I ever met.  RIP Peter.