Newspaper readers in recent years, let alone those who have been following his columns for three decades, will be familiar with the byline of Kevin Sinclair. His pencil arouses strong reactions.
His views - on everything from Vietnamese boat people to the legitimacy of Tibet and its Dalai Lama - are anathema to some, who regard him as a rambunctious hardliner.
Others applaud his conservative opinions as commonsense in an age of political correctness.
Talk to Sinclair, 54, about the Hong Kong Police Service and the strength of his feeling is, typically, unequivocal. 'They're Asia's Finest,' says the New Zealander, who started out by reporting for the Wellington Evening Post.
'Ask me honestly if the title is deserved and I'll say, 'yes, it is'. There's no other force in Asia as good.' Only a fool would try to argue it with him.
With Asia's Finest Marches On, a 150-page illustrated account of the chequered history and modern roles of Hong Kong police, Sinclair has put his money where his mouth is. He has funded the venture largely from his pocket. By drawing on his many police contacts, he and Nelson Ng Kwok-cheung have compiled 43 chapters rich with anecdotes, photos, history, characters and, of course, crime.