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Economic geography --- China --- Hong Kong --- Taiwan
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These are two 'stories of Hong Kong' which have developed in tandem. Indeed, the 50-year history of the Hong Kong Red Cross in promoting humanitarian work is a fitting testimony to the successful nurturing of the society of Hong Kong and its citizens into loving and caring human beings.
Red Cross and Red Crescent --- History. --- Hong Kong Red Cross. --- Hong Kong (China) --- Humanitarian assistance --- History
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The story is told as an autobiography, from growing up in China to the occasional brief occupation of the Governor's seat. In the early days, 'administration' was rather a grand word to describe the daily grappling with novel problems never before encountered.
Politicians --- Bray, Denis, --- Hong Kong (China) --- Politics and government --- History
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Based on previously unpublished archival records, this book studies the origins of Hong Kong's post war rise to global prominence. It explores the expansion of the gold market, stock market, banking system, foreign exchange market, and insurance in the years 1945-1965. This book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the development of Hong Kong, the impact of financial regulation and, more broadly, the role of financial centres in the international economy in the post war period.
Finance --- International finance --- Hong Kong (China) --- Economic conditions.
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This book shows how the detailed ehtnographic study of consumption in Hong Kong can lead to a deeper understanding of Hong Kong life as a whole, as well as of consumption in the world at large.
Consumption (Economics) --- Consumer behavior --- Hong Kong (China) --- Economic conditions. --- Demand (Economic theory)
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This visionary novel by an anonymous author has been forgotten for a hundred years. Yet when published as The Back Door during the negotiations between Imperial China and Great Britain over the lease of the New Territories, the story aroused serious British fears about the possibility of defending Hong Kong against attack.
Back door --- Criticism, textual. --- Hong Kong (China) --- History --- History. --- Criticism, Textual. --- In literature.
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City planning --- Land use, Urban --- Migration, Internal --- Population --- Political aspects --- Hong Kong (China) --- Economic conditions. --- History
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