1866-02-01 · 西環
1866年2月1日,西環街坊會議表決通過,向港府申請設立「團防局」,以組織更練,協助警方維持華人社區治安;同年8月16日,立法局通過建議並付諸實行。
On 1 February 1866 a meeting of Sai Wan residents voted to petition the Hong Kong Government to establish a "District Watch Committee" to organise a watchmen corps and assist the police in maintaining order in the Chinese community; on 16 August of the same year the Legislative Council approved the proposal and put it into effect.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》(公元前 5000 年至 2017 年,共 6,500 多條大事)(香港地方志中心) · p.153