Police hold highest-honour funeral for Chu Chun-kwok
Crhk · 4 SOURCESabout 4 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong Police held their highest-honour funeral for Senior Police Constable Chu Chun-kwok (朱振國) on Friday, with the burial to take place at Gallant Garden after ceremonies in Hung Hom and Cheung Sha Wan. The funeral began at 10:30am at the Universal Funeral Parlour in Hung Hom, followed by a farewell ceremony at Cheung Sha Wan Divisional Police Station and an interment at about 12:30pm at Gallant Garden. Chu died at Kwong Wah Hospital on September 16 at the age of 52, after living with paralysis for 21 years following a knife attack while on patrol in 2005. He was awarded the Gold Medal for Bravery in 2006 for his actions during the incident.
Key Points
- Police set Friday's highest-honour funeral for Chu at 10:30am in Hung Hom, before ceremonies in Cheung Sha Wan and Gallant Garden.
- CRHK reported a send-off procession would leave after the valedictory rites and head to Cheung Sha Wan Divisional Police Station at about 11am
- Chu was attacked in July 2005 on Po On Road, Cheung Sha Wan, while stopping and searching a man allegedly preparing for a robbery
- He was stabbed in the left rear neck artery, continued the pursuit while injured, then suffered brain oxygen deprivation from heavy blood loss and became paralysed.
- Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, CPPCC Vice-Chairman and former chief executive Leung Chun-ying, and Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung paid respects at the wake on Thursday evening
Why It Matters
Chu's case remained a defining example inside Hong Kong policing because his 2005 injury was followed by a bravery award and, according to am730, helped prompt the force's two-officer patrol arrangement. Friday's highest-honour funeral and burial at Gallant Garden underline the official recognition given to officers injured in the line of duty and the long after-effects such incidents can have on families and the force.