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Books about old Hong Kong, available to order online here at Gwulo.com, and delivered worldwide.


 

Front cover of Volume 5 of Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell

 

Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell
Volume 5

In the new Volume 5 we meet the people of old Hong Kong through a selection of rare photos, dating from the 1950s right back to the 1880s. There are cobblers, conjurors, compradores, croquet players, soldiers, sailors, Scottish golfers, hawkers, a Hungarian motorcyclist, and more! Who among them called Hong Kong ‘home’? Join David to find out, as he uncovers clues in the photos’ details that reveal each person’s story

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Gwulo book - Volume 4 - front cover

 

Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell
Volume 4

David puts four more sets of old Hong Kong photos under the magnifying glass to uncover their surprises. Two sets are from old albums, showing Hong Kong in 1902, and 1929. A third introduces the people who used shoulder poles to carry just about anything, just about anywhere, then we finish with a sequence of old Kowloon photos that show off its explosive growth.

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Book - front cover of Volume 3.

 

Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell
Volume 3

David's third book uses rare old photos to take us on a trip in, on, under, and around Hong Kong's famous harbour.

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Gwulo book - Volume 2 - Front cover

 

Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell
Volume 2

David presents a second set of his favourite photos, then takes you deeper, zooming in on the photos' hidden details to reveal their stories.

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Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell
Volume 1

In this richly illustrated book, David shares some of his favourite photos, then puts them under the magnifying glass to uncover their hidden stories.

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Women, Crime and Courts Hong Kong 1841-1941

 

Women, Crime and the Courts
Hong Kong 1841-1941

In Patricia's second book, she turns her attention from the Irish men serving in the Hong Kong Police Force to the lives of the women around them - both the Chinese who were starting to call Hong Kong 'home' and the Westerners. The material available for the pre-1941 period gives few clues - except when things started to go wrong. Through the stories of women's encounters with the forces of law and order we get a little glimpse into how they lived their lives, their cares and anxieties, and the challenges they faced day to day.

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 Front cover of "Tin Hats and Rice"

 

Tin Hats
& Rice

Barbara's diary of her experiences in wartime Hong Kong, 1941-45.

Invaluable reading for anyone who had a family member imprisoned by the Japanese, or who wants to learn more about Hong Kong's wartime history.

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Policing Hong Kong book cover

 

Policing Hong Kong
An Irish History

Patricia combines family history with meticulous research to investigate a group of men from a small town in Ireland who worked as policemen in Hong Kong. Her work spans the years from the 1860s till shortly after WW2.

You'll read about three areas of Hong Kong's history during that time: the development of the Police force, the Irish community, and life as a working class westerner.

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