Hong Kong metamorphosis
by Bray, Denis
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.
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- Full title :Hong Kong metamorphosis / Denis Bray.
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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.
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- Publication Date:2001.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Hong Kong University Press
- Place of Publication:Hong Kong
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2001.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (viii, 248 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : : illustrations, portraits
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9789882201620, 9882201628, 962209550X, 9789622095502
- oclc:ocn650604786
- LC Classification:DS796.H753
- Dewey Decimal:951.2505092
Table of Contents
Claimer; 1. Growing up in China; 2. Sojourn in Britain; 3. Arrival in Hong Kong; 4. In at the Deep End; 5. District Office Tai Po; 6. Towns in the Country; 7. The Big City; 8. The Heung Yee Kuk and Reservoirs; 9. People Moving; 10. Cultural Revolution; 11. City District Officers; 12. Typhoons, Sailing andLong Leaves; 13. New TerritoriesCommissioner; 14. Life Near the Top; 15. Overseas Posting; 16. Relations with China; 17. The Last Five Years; 18. Epilogue; Index.
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