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What's new on Gwulo
I've missed the last few weeks' "What's new", while I've been working on the book launch. The last set of book orders went off to the Post Office for mailing this afternoon, so let's get back to the usual routine and see what's new on the site.
A quick invitation first: Please join us for Gwulo Christmas drinks tomorrow evening, Tuesday 12th.
Now on to what's new:
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76 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
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December, 1941.
76 years ago tensions were high as war with Japan seemed inevitable. On December 8th, those fears were confirmed when Japanese planes attacked Kai Tak, and Japanese soldiers crossed the border into the New Territories. The fighting continued until the British surrendered on Christmas Day.
Old houses of the Kowloon Tong Garden Estate
In this week’s guest post, Liz Brandon takes us on a walk through Kowloon Tong to show us what remains of Hong Kong’s original Garden Estate.
Pre-order the Gwulo book for special price & free shipping
[5th Dec 2017 Update: The pre-launch offer has finished, so normal book pricing now applies. But you can still download the free sample pages from the book, and overseas readers can still order two or more copies delivered to the same address to get free shipping. Click for details.]
Pre-order offers as we get close to the launch: special price, free shipping, and a free sample.
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