Hong Kong's History

Hong Kong's History
Author: Tak-Wing Ngo
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2002-09-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1134630956

Rewriting Hong Kong's history from the bottom up, the chapters investigate vital, but hitherto obscured, aspects of the colony's rise. They cover the Chinese collaboration with the colonial regime, legal discrimination and intimidation, rural politics, social movements, government-business relations, industrial policy, flexible manufacturing and colonial historiography. Drawing together contributions from historians, sociologists and political scientists, the book highlights the role played by a variety of social actors in Hong Kong's history and differs both from recent celebrations of British colonialism and anti-colonial Chinese nationalism.

The History of the Laws and Courts of Hong-Kong

The History of the Laws and Courts of Hong-Kong
Author: James William Norton-Kyshe
Publisher: Nabu Press
Total Pages: 800
Release: 2013-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781293201541

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The History Of The Laws And Courts Of Hong-kong: Tracing Consular Jurisdiction In China And Japan And Including Parliamentary Debates, And The Rise, Progess, And Successive Changed In The Various Public Institutions Of The Colony From The Earliest Period To The Present Time, Volume 1; The History Of The Laws And Courts Of Hong-kong: Tracing Consular Jurisdiction In China And Japan And Including Parliamentary Debates, And The Rise, Progess, And Successive Changed In The Various Public Institutions Of The Colony From The Earliest Period To The Present Time; James William Norton-Kyshe James William Norton-Kyshe T.F. Unwin, 1898 Law; Courts; Law; Law / Courts

Policing in Hong Kong

Policing in Hong Kong
Author: Kam C. Wong
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 538
Release: 2015-03-06
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1439896445

The HKP (Hong Kong Police),Asia‘s Finest is a battle-tested professional organization with strong leadership, competent staff, and deep culture. It is also a continuously learning and reforming agency in pursuit of organisational excellence. Policing in Hong Kong: History and Reform is the first and only book on the development of the Hong Kong

Pacific Crossing

Pacific Crossing
Author: Elizabeth Sinn
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2012-12-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9888139711

During the nineteenth century tens of thousands of Chinese men and women crossed the Pacific to work, trade, and settle in California. Drawn initially by the gold rush, they took with them skills and goods and a view of the world which, though still Chinese, was transformed by their long journeys back and forth. They in turn transformed Hong Kong, their main point of embarkation, from a struggling infant colony into a prosperous international port and the cultural center of a far-ranging Chinese diaspora. Making use of extensive research in archives around the world, Pacific Crossing charts the rise of Chinese Gold Mountain firms engaged in all kinds of transpacific trade, especially the lucrative export of prepared opium and other luxury goods. Challenging the traditional view that the migration was primarily a "coolie trade," Elizabeth Sinn uncovers leadership and agency among the many Chinese who made the crossing. In presenting Hong Kong as an "in-between place" of repeated journeys and continuous movement, Sinn also offers a fresh view of the British colony and a new paradigm for migration studies.

Strong to Save: Maritime Mission in Hong Kong from Whampoa Reach to the Mariners' Club

Strong to Save: Maritime Mission in Hong Kong from Whampoa Reach to the Mariners' Club
Author: Stephen Davies
Publisher: City University of HK Press
Total Pages: 672
Release: 2017-07-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 962937305X

Tracing its origins back to 1822 in Whampoa, the Mariners’ Club in Hong Kong was established to meet a specific need for an Anglo-Chinese society defined by that most dubious of activities, seafaring. Its creation was anything but straightforward, and in this can be seen the mutable and often tortuous relations between the various religious bodies, the local population, the transient sailors, the emerging captains of industry, and the growing regulatory reach of the colonial government. The club evolved through many embodiments and witnessed the growth of Hong Kong from a collection of mat-sheds on the foreshore, through colony to its current status. Throughout its turbulent past it has been occasionally marginalized but has always served as an important base for the key actors in the main commercial activity in Hong Kong: seafarers. This is a history of one of the most enduring institutions of Hong Kong, and the first of its kind. Using the Club’s own records as well as a wide range of sources both from within Hong Kong and from the seafaring world at large, this is a comprehensive account of the life of the Missions, the tenancy of the different chaplains, managers, and stewards, the changes in seafaring practices and shipping, and the transformation of Hong Kong itself.