An officer believed to be Rupert Dover has been criticised by protesters

Two senior British officers in the Hong Kong police force have become targets of angry protests for their roles as commanders during violent clashes over the territory’s now-shelved extradition bill.

During a blockade of police headquarters that ended early yesterday, some protesters carried pictures of the officers, Rupert Dover and David Jordan, with the message “Shame on HKPF”. In earlier protests “blood debt” was written in Chinese next to the pictures of the two Britons, both chief superintendents.

Demonstrators threw eggs and scrawled abusive graffiti on the police station walls over allegations of police brutality, while officers remained barricaded inside — very different tactics from the confrontations that took place during clashes around the Hong Kong legislature building on June 12.

Some protesters carried pictures of the officers, including David Jordan JONATHAN WONG

The force did not