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...rn themselves a living. An equal number of non-official members and official Policemen were poorly paid and few wanted to join the police force. Chinese secret societies grew. Members robbed, fought, rioted and committed many other crimes. Chinese immigrants(mainly the coolies and labourers) were ill-treated. After Asian and European merchants wrote to the Governor to urge him to take action to improve the law and order in SG, policemen began to receive proper training and better pay. People who spoke Malay or some Chinese dialects were employed as government officials. The chinese protectorate was set up to deal with problems of the coolie trade and secret societies. William Pickering was appointed the first Protector of the Chinese. He spoke Mandarin, Teochew, Cantonese, Hakka and Foochow. The Chinese Protectorate rescued young girls who had been tricked and sold to brothels. CID(Criminal Investigation Department) was set up in the 20th century to improve law and order further. Modern methods like fingerprinting was introduced to keep records of criminals. Social Services English-speaking Asians worked for the go...