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Edward Dudley Corscaden Wolfe
胡樂甫
CMG
Captain-Superintendent of the Hong Kong Police (renamed Inspector-General in 1930)
In office
1918–1934
Preceded byCharles McIlvaine Messer
Succeeded byThomas Henry King
Personal details
Born3 May 1875
Birkenhead, Merseyside, England
Died4 December 1952
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Edward Dudley Corscaden Wolfe CMG (3 May 1875 - 4 December 1952), also known as Hu Lefu, was a colonial official in British Hong Kong. From 1918 to 1934, he was the Captain-Superintendent (position later renamed Inspector-General in 1930) of the Hong Kong Police Force. As an Cadet Officer, Wolfe first entered the administration of British Malaya in 1898. In 1901, he was reassigned to Hong Kong, holding various positions such as being a police magistrate and the director of the Urban Council and the Hongkong Post. In 1916, he handled the property and assets of Germans in Hong Kong.

During his 16 years in the police, Wolfe set regulations for hawkers, dealt with hawker licenses, supervised dance halls, controlled dance school regulations, and was a prosecutor against the student Umbrella Movement of 1919. He was also responsible for police recruitment. In addition, he served as a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for 20 years, holding different positions. He retired and returned to Britain in 1934, dying in 1952 at the age of 77.


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