Editing Inspector (section)

== Hong Kong ==
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In the [[Hong Kong Police Force]], inspector (including probationary inspector, ([[senior inspector]]) is a rank senior to [[station sergeant]] but junior to [[chief inspector]], leading a sub-unit between 30 and 80 people in day-to-day policing. The rank badge for probationary inspector is one silver pip on his or her epaulette; two silver pips for inspector of police; and two silver pips and one bar for senior inspector of police. The epaulettes rank badge for chief inspector is three silver pips. The epaulettes of all inspectors do not show their unique identification number. Plainclothes detective inspectors have the prefix "detective" identifying them as having been trained in criminal investigation and being part of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) or Organised Crime Triad Bureau (OCTB).

Several of the HKP's past and current commissioner of chiefs joined the force as a probationary inspector.

The [[Customs and Excise Department (Hong Kong)|Customs and Excise Department]] also has an inspector rank but with bronze stars and bars rank badges instead.

In addition, there are health inspectors from the [[Food and Environmental Hygiene Department]] who carry out investigations and prosecutions on sanitary nuisances and food business irregularities under relevant ordinances. They are characterised by golden stars and yellow rank badges.