A Biographical Sketch-book of Early Hong Kong

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A Biographical Sketch-book of Early Hong Kong
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Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
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ISBN-10 : 9789622097421
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Book excerpt: The biographical essays in this book - first published in 1962 -- give a sharp and fascinating picture of some of the Europeans who helped establish the colony of Hong Kong and lived through its early years.


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