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{{Chinese|title=Rupert Timothy Alan Dover|order=ts|t=陶輝|s=陶辉|j=tou4 fai1|p=Táo Huī}}
{{Chinese|title=Rupert Timothy Alan Dover|order=ts|t=陶輝|s=陶辉|j=tou4 fai1|p=Táo Huī}}
'''Rupert Timothy Alan Dover''' ({{zh|first=t|t=陶輝}},<ref>Chinese name in https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/1066/chi/4196.html which corresponds to https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/1066/eng/4196.html</ref> born 19 August 1967) is a British-born [[Assistant Commissioner]] and Regional Commander of [[Kowloon West (constituency)|Kowloon West]] with the [[Hong Kong Police Force]].<ref name="HKPF">{{Cite web|title=Senior Officers {{!}} Hong Kong Police Force|url=https://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/01_about_us/os_sofficers.html|publisher=Hong Kong Police Force|access-date=4 May 2020}}</ref>
'''Rupert Timothy Alan Dover''' ({{zh|first=t|t=陶輝}},<ref>Chinese name in https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/1066/chi/4196.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005100904/https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/1066/chi/4196.html |date=5 October 2019 }} which corresponds to https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/1066/eng/4196.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005074046/https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/1066/eng/4196.html |date=5 October 2019 }}</ref> born 19 August 1967) is a British-born [[Assistant Commissioner]] and Regional Commander of [[Kowloon West (constituency)|Kowloon West]] with the [[Hong Kong Police Force]].<ref name="HKPF">{{Cite web|title=Senior Officers {{!}} Hong Kong Police Force|url=https://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/01_about_us/os_sofficers.html|publisher=Hong Kong Police Force|access-date=4 May 2020|archive-date=15 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815114551/https://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/01_about_us/os_sofficers.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Dover attended a public school in [[Bedfordshire]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anger over the expat officers ‘doing China’s dirty work’ : Ian Birrell|url=https://www.ianbirrell.com/anger-over-the-expat-officers-doing-chinas-dirty-work/|access-date=25 August 2020|website=ianbirrell.com}}</ref> After obtaining an [[archaeology]] degree from a British university,<ref name="Airport">{{Cite web|title=搶救墜機 押解難民機場特警揭秘|url=http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20031110/3653280|accessdate=28 April 2020|work=Apple Daily |language=zh|quote=[...]在英國大學竟然是讀考古學。}}</ref> Dover joined the former [[Hong Kong Police Force|Royal Hong Kong Police Force]] in 1988 as a probationary inspector<!-- First source says 1989? -->.<ref>"Hong Kong protest leader confronts British officer", Richard Lloyd Parry, ''The Times'', 9 July 2019, p. 26.</ref>
Dover attended a public school in [[Bedfordshire]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anger over the expat officers ‘doing China’s dirty work’ : Ian Birrell|url=https://www.ianbirrell.com/anger-over-the-expat-officers-doing-chinas-dirty-work/|access-date=25 August 2020|website=ianbirrell.com|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019154853/http://www.ianbirrell.com/anger-over-the-expat-officers-doing-chinas-dirty-work/|url-status=live}}</ref> After obtaining an [[archaeology]] degree from a British university,<ref name="Airport">{{Cite web|title=搶救墜機 押解難民機場特警揭秘|url=http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20031110/3653280|accessdate=28 April 2020|work=Apple Daily|language=zh|quote=[...]在英國大學竟然是讀考古學。|archive-date=21 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321205732/http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20031110/3653280|url-status=live}}</ref> Dover joined the former [[Hong Kong Police Force|Royal Hong Kong Police Force]] in 1988 as a probationary inspector<!-- First source says 1989? -->.<ref>"Hong Kong protest leader confronts British officer", Richard Lloyd Parry, ''The Times'', 9 July 2019, p. 26.</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Dover joined the Royal Hong Kong Police Force in 1988 as Inspector.<ref name="HKPF"/> In 2002, Dover, as a Chief Inspector, was transferred to head the [[Airport Security Unit (Hong Kong)|Airport Security Unit]].<ref name="airport">{{cite press release |url=http://www.aci.aero/aci/aci/file/Press%20Releases/2008/TOP30_International%20Passengers_2007.pdf |title=Statistics: Top 30 World airports |publisher=Airports Council International |date=July 2008 |accessdate=15 October 2008}}</ref> Dover was involved in policing the [[2014 Hong Kong protests]] (Umbrella revolution).<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/06/article/brits-in-hk-police-played-key-crackdown-roles/ |title = Brits in HK police 'played key crackdown roles'|date = 24 June 2019}}</ref> In 2016, he received the Chief Executive's Commendation for Government/Public Service.<ref>https://www.csb.gov.hk/hkgcsb/csn/csn97/97e/pdf/csn97eng.pdf</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/1066/eng/4196.html |title = 2016 Force Honours List}}</ref>
Dover joined the Royal Hong Kong Police Force in 1988 as Inspector.<ref name="HKPF"/> In 2002, Dover, as a Chief Inspector, was transferred to head the [[Airport Security Unit (Hong Kong)|Airport Security Unit]].<ref name="airport">{{cite press release |url=http://www.aci.aero/aci/aci/file/Press%20Releases/2008/TOP30_International%20Passengers_2007.pdf |title=Statistics: Top 30 World airports |publisher=Airports Council International |date=July 2008 |accessdate=15 October 2008 |archive-date=2 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102104304/http://www.aci.aero/aci/aci/file/Press%20Releases/2008/TOP30_International%20Passengers_2007.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Dover was involved in policing the [[2014 Hong Kong protests]] (Umbrella revolution).<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/06/article/brits-in-hk-police-played-key-crackdown-roles/|title = Brits in HK police 'played key crackdown roles'|date = 24 June 2019|access-date = 2 May 2020|archive-date = 13 January 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200113001302/https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/06/article/brits-in-hk-police-played-key-crackdown-roles/|url-status = live}}</ref> In 2016, he received the Chief Executive's Commendation for Government/Public Service.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.csb.gov.hk/hkgcsb/csn/csn97/97e/pdf/csn97eng.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 May 2020 |archive-date=20 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020223124/https://www.csb.gov.hk/hkgcsb/csn/csn97/97e/pdf/csn97eng.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/1066/eng/4196.html | title=2016 Force Honours List | access-date=2 May 2020 | archive-date=5 October 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005074046/https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/1066/eng/4196.html | url-status=live }}</ref>


In 2019, he commanded the police response to protests about a proposed extradition law on [[12 June 2019 Hong Kong protest|12 June]] when the protesters surrounded the [[Legislative Council Complex]] in an attempt to stall the bill's second reading.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/world/hong-kong-protesters-turn-ire-on-british-officers-after-clashes-with-police-over-china-extradition-bill-frg8b3hg3 |title = Activists single out British officers in protests against Hong Kong police |work=[[The Times]]}}</ref> Dover and other officers, particularly non-Chinese, were criticised for their handling of the protests while also targeted with harassment and [[doxing]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Brits in HK police 'played key crackdown roles'|url=https://asiatimes.com/2019/06/brits-in-hk-police-played-key-crackdown-roles/|last=Chen|first=Frank|date=24 June 2019|work=[[Asia Times]]|accessdate=4 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Activists single out British officers in protests against Hong Kong police|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hong-kong-protesters-turn-ire-on-british-officers-after-clashes-with-police-over-china-extradition-bill-frg8b3hg3|last=Sterwell|first=Phillip|date=23 June 2019|work=[[The Times]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116113645/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hong-kong-protesters-turn-ire-on-british-officers-after-clashes-with-police-over-china-extradition-bill-frg8b3hg3|archive-date=16 November 2019|accessdate=13 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hong Kong's expat police officers targeted by protesters as doing Beijing's bidding|url=https://hongkongfp.com/2019/07/17/hong-kongs-expat-police-officers-targeted-protesters-beijings-bidding/|date=17 July 2019|website=Hong Kong Free Press|access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref>
In 2019, he commanded the police response to protests about a proposed extradition law on [[12 June 2019 Hong Kong protest|12 June]] when the protesters surrounded the [[Legislative Council Complex]] in an attempt to stall the bill's second reading.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/world/hong-kong-protesters-turn-ire-on-british-officers-after-clashes-with-police-over-china-extradition-bill-frg8b3hg3 | title=Activists single out British officers in protests against Hong Kong police | work=[[The Times]] | access-date=2 May 2020 | archive-date=10 July 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710095428/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/world/hong-kong-protesters-turn-ire-on-british-officers-after-clashes-with-police-over-china-extradition-bill-frg8b3hg3 | url-status=live }}</ref> Dover and other officers, particularly non-Chinese, were criticised for their handling of the protests while also targeted with harassment and [[doxing]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Brits in HK police 'played key crackdown roles'|url=https://asiatimes.com/2019/06/brits-in-hk-police-played-key-crackdown-roles/|last=Chen|first=Frank|date=24 June 2019|work=[[Asia Times]]|accessdate=4 May 2020|archive-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518010652/https://asiatimes.com/2019/06/brits-in-hk-police-played-key-crackdown-roles/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Activists single out British officers in protests against Hong Kong police|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hong-kong-protesters-turn-ire-on-british-officers-after-clashes-with-police-over-china-extradition-bill-frg8b3hg3|last=Sterwell|first=Phillip|date=23 June 2019|work=[[The Times]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116113645/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hong-kong-protesters-turn-ire-on-british-officers-after-clashes-with-police-over-china-extradition-bill-frg8b3hg3|archive-date=16 November 2019|accessdate=13 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hong Kong's expat police officers targeted by protesters as doing Beijing's bidding|url=https://hongkongfp.com/2019/07/17/hong-kongs-expat-police-officers-targeted-protesters-beijings-bidding/|date=17 July 2019|website=Hong Kong Free Press|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=23 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523210349/https://hongkongfp.com/2019/07/17/hong-kongs-expat-police-officers-targeted-protesters-beijings-bidding/|url-status=live}}</ref>


In February 2020, Dover was promoted to [[Assistant Commissioner of Police]] and took over the position of Regional Commander, [[Kowloon West (constituency)|Kowloon West]] following the retirement of Michael Cheuk Hau Yip (卓孝業).<ref name="HKPF" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Wisdom sharing by retiring RC KW|url=https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/1153/eng/8440.html|publisher=Hong Kong Police Force |access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref>
In February 2020, Dover was promoted to [[Assistant Commissioner of Police]] and took over the position of Regional Commander, [[Kowloon West (constituency)|Kowloon West]] following the retirement of Michael Cheuk Hau Yip (卓孝業).<ref name="HKPF" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Wisdom sharing by retiring RC KW|url=https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/1153/eng/8440.html|publisher=Hong Kong Police Force|access-date=11 May 2020|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625162023/https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/1153/eng/8440.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Property controversy==
==Property controversy==
{{Main|Controversies of the Hong Kong Police Force#Property controversy}}
{{Main|Controversies of the Hong Kong Police Force#Property controversy}}
On 29 April 2020, in a [[Tabloid journalism|tabloid-style]] investigation<ref>{{Cite web|title=Watchdog urged to probe posting of reporter's photo on Facebook account|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3082608/watchdog-urged-probe-appearance-reporters-photo-facebook|date=2 May 2020|website=South China Morning Post|access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref> during which two [[Next Magazine (Hong Kong)|''Next Magazine'']] journalists were arrested on allegations of loitering,<ref>{{Cite web|title=壹週刊：記者清水灣追訪陶輝後被警帶走 嚴厲譴責警察濫權 阻揭警隊高層醜聞 |url=https://thestandnews.com/media/%E5%A3%B9%E9%80%B1%E5%88%8A-%E8%A8%98%E8%80%85%E6%B8%85%E6%B0%B4%E7%81%A3%E8%BF%BD%E8%A8%AA%E9%99%B6%E8%BC%9D%E5%BE%8C%E8%A2%AB%E8%AD%A6%E5%B8%B6%E8%B5%B0-%E5%9A%B4%E5%8E%B2%E8%AD%B4%E8%B2%AC%E8%AD%A6%E5%AF%9F%E6%BF%AB%E6%AC%8A-%E9%98%BB%E6%8F%AD%E8%AD%A6%E9%9A%8A%E9%AB%98%E5%B1%A4%E9%86%9C%E8%81%9E/|accessdate=28 April 2020|work=Stand News |language=zh|location=Hong Kong}}</ref><ref name="RTHK-20200429">{{cite web |title=壹週刊嚴厲譴責警察濫用公權力 警方批評對方歪曲事實 |url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1523296-20200429.htm |accessdate=28 April 2020}}</ref> it was alleged that Dover's house, and another property linked to Dover, in a village in [[Clear Water Bay Peninsula]] had extant violations of building regulations. The property is built on government land, on conditions where residents are prohibited from selling, trading, or leasing out their houses.<ref name="AppleDaily-20200429-2">{{cite web |title=【蘋果踢爆】陶輝私竇曝光！助理警務處長開公司賣冷氣零件 報住清水灣寮屋疑違法 |url=https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20200429/SY2336Q2UTAVIHWBKKSUM3TA3U/ |accessdate=28 April 2020 |archive-date=29 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429070025/https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20200429/SY2336Q2UTAVIHWBKKSUM3TA3U/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 29 April 2020, in a [[Tabloid journalism|tabloid-style]] investigation<ref>{{Cite web|title=Watchdog urged to probe posting of reporter's photo on Facebook account|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3082608/watchdog-urged-probe-appearance-reporters-photo-facebook|date=2 May 2020|website=South China Morning Post|access-date=14 May 2020|archive-date=13 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513113548/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3082608/watchdog-urged-probe-appearance-reporters-photo-facebook|url-status=live}}</ref> during which two [[Next Magazine (Hong Kong)|''Next Magazine'']] journalists were arrested on allegations of loitering,<ref>{{Cite web|title=壹週刊：記者清水灣追訪陶輝後被警帶走 嚴厲譴責警察濫權 阻揭警隊高層醜聞|url=https://thestandnews.com/media/%E5%A3%B9%E9%80%B1%E5%88%8A-%E8%A8%98%E8%80%85%E6%B8%85%E6%B0%B4%E7%81%A3%E8%BF%BD%E8%A8%AA%E9%99%B6%E8%BC%9D%E5%BE%8C%E8%A2%AB%E8%AD%A6%E5%B8%B6%E8%B5%B0-%E5%9A%B4%E5%8E%B2%E8%AD%B4%E8%B2%AC%E8%AD%A6%E5%AF%9F%E6%BF%AB%E6%AC%8A-%E9%98%BB%E6%8F%AD%E8%AD%A6%E9%9A%8A%E9%AB%98%E5%B1%A4%E9%86%9C%E8%81%9E/|accessdate=28 April 2020|work=Stand News|language=zh|location=Hong Kong|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625162047/https://www.thestandnews.com/media/%E5%A3%B9%E9%80%B1%E5%88%8A-%E8%A8%98%E8%80%85%E6%B8%85%E6%B0%B4%E7%81%A3%E8%BF%BD%E8%A8%AA%E9%99%B6%E8%BC%9D%E5%BE%8C%E8%A2%AB%E8%AD%A6%E5%B8%B6%E8%B5%B0-%E5%9A%B4%E5%8E%B2%E8%AD%B4%E8%B2%AC%E8%AD%A6%E5%AF%9F%E6%BF%AB%E6%AC%8A-%E9%98%BB%E6%8F%AD%E8%AD%A6%E9%9A%8A%E9%AB%98%E5%B1%A4%E9%86%9C%E8%81%9E/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RTHK-20200429">{{cite web |title=壹週刊嚴厲譴責警察濫用公權力 警方批評對方歪曲事實 |url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1523296-20200429.htm |accessdate=28 April 2020 |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625162017/https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1523296-20200429.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> it was alleged that Dover's house, and another property linked to Dover, in a village in [[Clear Water Bay Peninsula]] had extant violations of building regulations. The property is built on government land, on conditions where residents are prohibited from selling, trading, or leasing out their houses.<ref name="AppleDaily-20200429-2">{{cite web |title=【蘋果踢爆】陶輝私竇曝光！助理警務處長開公司賣冷氣零件 報住清水灣寮屋疑違法 |url=https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20200429/SY2336Q2UTAVIHWBKKSUM3TA3U/ |accessdate=28 April 2020 |archive-date=29 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429070025/https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20200429/SY2336Q2UTAVIHWBKKSUM3TA3U/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


On 4 May, the [[Lands Department]] sent ten officials to inspect Dover's home to investigate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Govt officials inspect Rupert Dover's home |url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1524108-20200504.htm |website=RTHK |accessdate=4 May 2020 |date=4 May 2020}}</ref> On 26 May, the Land Department substantiated the allegations of illicit expansion works at Dover's residence, giving the licence holder one month to rectify the situation with respect to the illegal structures.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hong Kong properties linked to top police officers ‘fall foul of government rules’|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3086193/hong-kong-properties-linked-senior-police-officers-fall-foul|date=27 May 2020|website=South China Morning Post|access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref> Police Commissioner [[Chris Tang]] has accused ''Apple Daily'''s investigations on senior officers as being retaliation for the [[Timeline of the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests (April 2020)#18 April|18 April arrest]] of the paper's founder [[Jimmy Lai]].<ref name="CTang">{{Cite web|title=Hong Kong police chief accuses newspaper of running targeted campaign against him|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3082996/hong-kong-police-chief-accuses-apple-daily-running|date=5 May 2020|website=South China Morning Post|access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref>
On 4 May, the [[Lands Department]] sent ten officials to inspect Dover's home to investigate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Govt officials inspect Rupert Dover's home |url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1524108-20200504.htm |website=RTHK |accessdate=4 May 2020 |date=4 May 2020 |archive-date=5 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505222347/https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1524108-20200504.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> On 26 May, the Land Department substantiated the allegations of illicit expansion works at Dover's residence, giving the licence holder one month to rectify the situation with respect to the illegal structures.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hong Kong properties linked to top police officers ‘fall foul of government rules’|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3086193/hong-kong-properties-linked-senior-police-officers-fall-foul|date=27 May 2020|website=South China Morning Post|access-date=27 May 2020|archive-date=27 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527000225/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3086193/hong-kong-properties-linked-senior-police-officers-fall-foul|url-status=live}}</ref> Police Commissioner [[Chris Tang]] has accused ''Apple Daily'''s investigations on senior officers as being retaliation for the [[Timeline of the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests (April 2020)#18 April|18 April arrest]] of the paper's founder [[Jimmy Lai]].<ref name="CTang">{{Cite web|title=Hong Kong police chief accuses newspaper of running targeted campaign against him|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3082996/hong-kong-police-chief-accuses-apple-daily-running|date=5 May 2020|website=South China Morning Post|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=8 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508122413/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3082996/hong-kong-police-chief-accuses-apple-daily-running|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Rupert Dover is married to Cheung Ngar-sze ({{zh-t|張雅詩}};<ref>{{Cite web|title=【獨家有片｜踢爆後匿入公廁】助理警務處長陶輝疑非法佔清水灣牌照屋 採訪後警察擄走記者|url=https://hk.nextmgz.com/article/2_737867_0|website=Next Magazine 壹週刊|language=zh-hk|access-date=12 May 2020}}</ref> also known as Sze Dover), a sergeant in the Hong Kong Police Force.<ref name="SCMP FB">{{Cite web|title=Watchdog urged to probe posting of reporter's photo on Facebook account|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3082608/watchdog-urged-probe-appearance-reporters-photo-facebook|date=2 May 2020|website=South China Morning Post|access-date=4 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="Sze">{{Cite web|title=【蘋果踢爆】目無法紀！陶輝與警妻非法出租千呎牌照屋作民宿 涉無牌經營旅館|url=https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20200501/XK6RW2TWO5P2QWBMD7Z4BJORFU/|website=Apple Daily |language=zh-hk|access-date=4 May 2020}}</ref>
Rupert Dover is married to Cheung Ngar-sze ({{zh-t|張雅詩}};<ref>{{Cite web|title=【獨家有片｜踢爆後匿入公廁】助理警務處長陶輝疑非法佔清水灣牌照屋 採訪後警察擄走記者|url=https://hk.nextmgz.com/article/2_737867_0|website=Next Magazine 壹週刊|language=zh-hk|access-date=12 May 2020|archive-date=8 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508051920/https://hk.nextmgz.com/article/2_737867_0|url-status=live}}</ref> also known as Sze Dover), a sergeant in the Hong Kong Police Force.<ref name="SCMP FB">{{Cite web|title=Watchdog urged to probe posting of reporter's photo on Facebook account|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3082608/watchdog-urged-probe-appearance-reporters-photo-facebook|date=2 May 2020|website=South China Morning Post|access-date=4 May 2020|archive-date=3 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503081001/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3082608/watchdog-urged-probe-appearance-reporters-photo-facebook|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Sze">{{Cite web|title=【蘋果踢爆】目無法紀！陶輝與警妻非法出租千呎牌照屋作民宿 涉無牌經營旅館|url=https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20200501/XK6RW2TWO5P2QWBMD7Z4BJORFU/|website=Apple Daily|language=zh-hk|access-date=4 May 2020|archive-date=2 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502142811/https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20200501/XK6RW2TWO5P2QWBMD7Z4BJORFU/|url-status=live}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 16:21, 25 June 2021

Rupert Dover
File:Dep Regional Commander (NTS) Rupert Dover.jpg
Born
Rupert Timothy Alan Dover

(1967-08-19) 19 August 1967 (age 57)
Hertford, United Kingdom
Spouse
Sze Cheung
​
(m. 2014)​
Police career
AllegianceHong Kong Police Force
DepartmentKowloon West Region
Service years1988 – current
StatusServing
RankAssistant Commissioner
AwardsChief Executive's Commendation
Rupert Timothy Alan Dover
Traditional Chinese陶輝
Simplified Chinese陶辉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáo Huī
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingtou4 fai1

Rupert Timothy Alan Dover (Chinese: 陶輝,[1] born 19 August 1967) is a British-born Assistant Commissioner and Regional Commander of Kowloon West with the Hong Kong Police Force.[2]

Early life

Dover attended a public school in Bedfordshire.[3] After obtaining an archaeology degree from a British university,[4] Dover joined the former Royal Hong Kong Police Force in 1988 as a probationary inspector.[5]

Career

Dover joined the Royal Hong Kong Police Force in 1988 as Inspector.[2] In 2002, Dover, as a Chief Inspector, was transferred to head the Airport Security Unit.[6] Dover was involved in policing the 2014 Hong Kong protests (Umbrella revolution).[7] In 2016, he received the Chief Executive's Commendation for Government/Public Service.[8][9]

In 2019, he commanded the police response to protests about a proposed extradition law on 12 June when the protesters surrounded the Legislative Council Complex in an attempt to stall the bill's second reading.[10] Dover and other officers, particularly non-Chinese, were criticised for their handling of the protests while also targeted with harassment and doxing.[11][12][13]

In February 2020, Dover was promoted to Assistant Commissioner of Police and took over the position of Regional Commander, Kowloon West following the retirement of Michael Cheuk Hau Yip (卓孝業).[2][14]

Property controversy

Main article: Controversies of the Hong Kong Police Force § Property controversy

On 29 April 2020, in a tabloid-style investigation[15] during which two Next Magazine journalists were arrested on allegations of loitering,[16][17] it was alleged that Dover's house, and another property linked to Dover, in a village in Clear Water Bay Peninsula had extant violations of building regulations. The property is built on government land, on conditions where residents are prohibited from selling, trading, or leasing out their houses.[18]

On 4 May, the Lands Department sent ten officials to inspect Dover's home to investigate.[19] On 26 May, the Land Department substantiated the allegations of illicit expansion works at Dover's residence, giving the licence holder one month to rectify the situation with respect to the illegal structures.[20] Police Commissioner Chris Tang has accused Apple Daily's investigations on senior officers as being retaliation for the 18 April arrest of the paper's founder Jimmy Lai.[21]

Personal life

Rupert Dover is married to Cheung Ngar-sze (Chinese: 張雅詩;[22] also known as Sze Dover), a sergeant in the Hong Kong Police Force.[23][24]

References

  1. ^ Chinese name in https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/1066/chi/4196.html Archived 5 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine which corresponds to https://www.police.gov.hk/offbeat/1066/eng/4196.html Archived 5 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c "Senior Officers | Hong Kong Police Force". Hong Kong Police Force. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Anger over the expat officers 'doing China's dirty work' : Ian Birrell". ianbirrell.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. ^ "搶救墜機 押解難民機場特警揭秘". Apple Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2020. [...]在英國大學竟然是讀考古學。
  5. ^ "Hong Kong protest leader confronts British officer", Richard Lloyd Parry, The Times, 9 July 2019, p. 26.
  6. ^ "Statistics: Top 30 World airports" (PDF) (Press release). Airports Council International. July 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Brits in HK police 'played key crackdown roles'". 24 June 2019. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "2016 Force Honours List". Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Activists single out British officers in protests against Hong Kong police". The Times. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  11. ^ Chen, Frank (24 June 2019). "Brits in HK police 'played key crackdown roles'". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  12. ^ Sterwell, Phillip (23 June 2019). "Activists single out British officers in protests against Hong Kong police". The Times. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Hong Kong's expat police officers targeted by protesters as doing Beijing's bidding". Hong Kong Free Press. 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Wisdom sharing by retiring RC KW". Hong Kong Police Force. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Watchdog urged to probe posting of reporter's photo on Facebook account". South China Morning Post. 2 May 2020. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  16. ^ "壹週刊：記者清水灣追訪陶輝後被警帶走 嚴厲譴責警察濫權 阻揭警隊高層醜聞". Stand News (in Chinese). Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  17. ^ "壹週刊嚴厲譴責警察濫用公權力 警方批評對方歪曲事實". Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  18. ^ "【蘋果踢爆】陶輝私竇曝光！助理警務處長開公司賣冷氣零件 報住清水灣寮屋疑違法". Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Govt officials inspect Rupert Dover's home". RTHK. 4 May 2020. Archived from the original on 5 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  20. ^ "Hong Kong properties linked to top police officers 'fall foul of government rules'". South China Morning Post. 27 May 2020. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Hong Kong police chief accuses newspaper of running targeted campaign against him". South China Morning Post. 5 May 2020. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  22. ^ "【獨家有片｜踢爆後匿入公廁】助理警務處長陶輝疑非法佔清水灣牌照屋 採訪後警察擄走記者". Next Magazine 壹週刊 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Watchdog urged to probe posting of reporter's photo on Facebook account". South China Morning Post. 2 May 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  24. ^ "【蘋果踢爆】目無法紀！陶輝與警妻非法出租千呎牌照屋作民宿 涉無牌經營旅館". Apple Daily (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
Police appointments
Preceded by
Michael Cheuk
 Regional Commander of Kowloon West, Hong Kong
2020–present 		Incumbent
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