Lui Lok, one of the most corrupt police officers in Hong Kong's history, died in Canada. He was 90.
Lui Lok, nicknamed 'The HK$500 Million Sergeant' for the value of his fortune, died in Canada on May 13, a Canadian edition of the Chinese-language Sing Tao Daily reported.
No death notice was published because his family wanted a low key funeral, the report said. His funeral was held in a secluded area in Greater Vancouver and his name was not even on the funeral home's list.
Lui was born in 1920 and grew up in Cheung Chau. He joined the Hong Kong police in 1940 and was promoted to sergeant in the New Territories in 1956. He later worked on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon.
Lui was the most notorious among four corrupt officers of the same rank at the time - the others were Hon Sum, Nan Kong and Ngan Hung. They were dubbed the 'Four Great Sergeants'.
The four de facto commanders of the police foot soldiers in the colonial force carved Hong Kong into mini fiefdoms and amassed riches through their well-honed system of receiving bribes.