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Hong Kong in Picture and Story

Submitted by LizB on Thu, 05/04/2023 - 21:32

A collection of 100 black and white photographs of Hong Kong, followed by a commentary for each photograph in the second part of the book. The photographs are divided into seven chapters: I. What one sees first; II. Interest; III. Around the coast; IV. Beauty; V. Commerce and industry; VI. People; and VII. In the New Territories. There is an additional section on photography.

Mapping Hong Kong, A Historical Atlas

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 12/09/2022 - 15:55

This is a large book, showing a collection of maps and aerial photos of Hong Kong over the years. It has been a trusty companion whenever I've been trying to work out the location of an old photograph or an old building for Gwulo, and even though an increasing number of old Hong Kong maps are available online, I still reach for this book on a regular basis.

Transport to Another World: HMS Tamar and the Sinews of Empire

Submitted by stephenD on Wed, 05/25/2022 - 18:23

The book places the story of HMS Tamar into the larger pictures of the expansion and decline of the British Empire and, in the post-war period, of the after effects of that empire, especially in the post-colonial era. It also places the Tamar in the context of a unique and little studied, 50-year experiment in which the Royal Navy designed and operated troopships as commissioned warships, and developed early systems of amphibious warfare that were not subsequently built upon.

It Won’t Be Long Now: The Diary of a Hong Kong Prisoner of War

Submitted by Pete on Fri, 05/20/2022 - 22:35

Japan marched into Hong Kong at the outbreak of the Pacific War on December 8, 1941. On the same day, Graham Heywood was captured by the invading Japanese near the border while carrying out duties for the Royal Observatory. He was held at various places in the New Territories before being transported to the military Prisoner-of-War camp in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon. The Japanese refused to allow Heywood and his colleague Leonard Starbuck to join the civilians at the Stanley internment camp.

My Beautiful Island

Submitted by Chris Potter on Tue, 05/25/2021 - 07:42

Subtitle: "From England to New Zealand via Hong Kong and a War".

Featuring first-hand accounts of -

- Flying from England to Hong Kong in 1938 by Imperial Airways flying boat in 6 days,

- Working for Cyril (Ginger) Rogers of the Chinese Currency Stabilisation Fund,

- Expatriate life in Hong Kong 1938 - 1941 including yachting, climbing, parties,

Tales from The Tiger's Den - Foreigners in The Far East 1920-2020

Submitted by Stuart Lloyd on Wed, 05/19/2021 - 17:04

The spectrum of Tiger's Den is immense: chronologically, geographically, and experientially. From mercenaries, misfits and missionaries, to penniless panhandlers and ambitious ambassadors. A 100-year period full of seismic shifts as Asia went from colonial to post-colonial to being the epicentre of the 21st Century.

Available in print or ebook formats here: https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Tigers-Den-Foreigners-1920-2020-ebook/dp/B…

Crime, Justice and Punishment in Colonial Hong Kong

Submitted by David on Sat, 08/01/2020 - 16:00

Way back in January 2013, I sent out a newsletter titled: Please help - looking for old photos of the Central Police Station compound. The photos were for a new book, and I smile now to see I wrote, "The finished books won't start appearing until next year". The project took much longer than that, and at times I wondered if we'd ever see the book in print. Over seven years later I'm happy to see that the book has just been published: