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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460088003321

Titolo

Southern District officer reports [[electronic resource] ] : islands and villages in rural Hong Kong, 1910-60 / / edited by John Strickland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, c2010

ISBN

988-220-740-5

1-283-01688-5

9786613016881

988-220-581-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (400 p.)

Collana

Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series

Altri autori (Persone)

StricklandJohn

Disciplina

951.25009734

Soggetti

Villages - Government policy - China - Hong Kong

Islands - Government policy - China - Hong Kong

Local government - China - Hong Kong

Electronic books.

Hong Kong (China) Rural conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Foreword""; ""1 -  Introduction""; ""2 -  Author Introductions""; ""3 -  Lantao Island""; ""4 -  Lamma Island""; ""5 -  The Lesser Islands""; ""6 -  Sai Kung Peninsula""; ""7 -  The Islands of Port Shelter""; ""8 - The Hang Hau (Clear Water Bay) Peninsula""; ""9 -  Author Biographies""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

This is a collection of administrative dispatches from the 1910s through the early 1960s which illuminate not only rural life in Hong Kong but also Hong Kong government policies during the post-World War II period.