Hong Kong

Hong Kong PDF Author: James O'Reilly
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 9781885211033
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 448

Book Description
"We've collected useful and memorable stories to produce the kind of sampler we've always wanted to read before setting out. These stories will show you a spectrum of experiences to be had or avoided in Hong Kong"--Back cover

Reading Hong Kong, Reading Ourselves

Reading Hong Kong, Reading Ourselves PDF Author: Janel CURRY
Publisher: City University of HK Press
ISBN: 9629372355
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
This book, written by fourteen reflective scholars about living and learning from Hong Kong, builds on the growing interest of using “place” as text while providing a model of deepening cross-cultural encounters. Each chapter is written in a personal and experiential style, exploring Hong Kong through the lenses of a range of disciplines that shaped individual author's perceptions and encounters. This book is published by City University of Hong Kong Press. 香港城市大學出版社出版。

Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China PDF Author: Gordon Mathews
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134091877
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
The idea of ‘national identity’ is an ambiguous one for Hong Kong. Returned to the national embrace of China on 1 July 1997 after 150 years as a British colony, the concept of national identity and what it means to "belong to a nation" is a matter of great tension and contestation in Hong Kong. Written by three academic specialists on Hong Kong cultural identity, social history, and mass media, this book explores the processes through which the people of Hong Kong are "learning to belong to a nation" by examining their relationship with the Chinese nation and state in the recent past, present, and future. It considers the complex meanings of and debates over national identity in Hong Kong over the past fifty years and especially during the last decade following Hong Kong’s return to China. It also places these arguments within a larger, global perspective, to ask what Hong Kong can teach us about national identity and its potential transformations. Multidisciplinary in its approach, Hong Kong and China explores national identity in terms of theory, mass media, survey date, ethnography and history, and will appeal to students and scholars of Chinese history, cultural studies, and nationalism.

Maid to Order in Hong Kong

Maid to Order in Hong Kong PDF Author: Nicole Constable
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801483820
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
The forms of discipline range from physical abuse to intrusive regulations including restrictions on hair length and the prohibition of lipstick.

MUSAFIR

MUSAFIR PDF Author: RANJEET KAUR
Publisher: WHERE INDIA WRITES PUBLICATION
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 74

Book Description
"Snow clad mountains, sandy beaches, deserts and beautiful vales.They are not just destinations, but the subjects of wonderful travel tales". Inspiration to write may come from anywhere. The book ‘Musafir’ is a beautiful compilation of enthralling travelling experiences of 20 co-authors who travelled to different destinations of the world in yesteryears, but returned with an extra bag of amazing memories. Interestingly, the book ‘Musafir’ turned out their common destination after years wherein they unpacked those bags of memories to write their travel tales of adventures, fun, gossips etc. Let’s all travel back in time with this book.

Escape from Hong Kong

Escape from Hong Kong PDF Author: Tim Luard
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9888083767
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385

Book Description
On 25 December 1941, the day of Hong Kong's surrender to the Japanese, Admiral Chan Chak—the Chinese government's chief agent in Hong Kong—and more than 60 Chinese and British intelligence, naval and marine personnel made a dramatic escape from the invading army. They travelled on five small motor torpedo boats—all that remained of the Royal Navy in Hong Kong—across Mirs Bay, landing at a beach near Nanao. Then, guided by guerrillas and villagers, they walked for four days through enemy lines to Huizhou, before flying to Chongqing or travelling by land to Burma. The breakout laid the foundations of an escape trail jointly used by the British Army Aid Group and the East River Column for the rest of the war. Chan Chak, the celebrated "one-legged admiral", became Mayor of Canton after the war and was knighted by the British for his services to the Allied cause. His comrade in the escape, David MacDougall, became head of the civil administration of Hong Kong in 1945. This gripping narrative account of the escape draws on a wealth of primary sources in both English and Chinese and sheds new light on the role played by the Chinese in the defence of Hong Kong, on the diplomacy behind the escape, and on the guerillas who carried the Admiral in a sedan chair as they led his party over the rivers and mountains of enemy-occupied China. Escape from Hong Kong will appeal not just to military historians and those with a special interest in Hong Kong and China but also to anyone who appreciates a good old-fashioned adventure story.

Building a Better Chinese Collection for the Library of Congress

Building a Better Chinese Collection for the Library of Congress PDF Author: Chi Wang
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810885484
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
International librarianship: cooperation and collaboration (Scarecrow, 2001), by Frances Carroll and John Harvey, $115 cloth, 384 pages. LTD sales: 391 ($20,902 net)International and comparative studies in information and library science: a focus on the United States and Asian countries (Scarecrow, 2008), by Yan Quan Liu and Xiaojun Cheng, $80 paper, 396 pages. LTD sales: 156 ($7,414 net)International librarianship: a basic guide to global knowledge access (Scarecrow, 2007), by Robert Stueart, $55 paper, 260 pages. LTD sales: 400 ($13,293 net)George W. Bush and China: Policies, problems, and partnership. Wang, Chi. (Lexington, 2009). $45, cloth, 156 pages. LTD sales: 232 ($7,313 net)

Politics and Change in Singapore and Hong Kong

Politics and Change in Singapore and Hong Kong PDF Author: Stephan Ortmann
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135244669
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
In democratization theory, Singapore continues to be a remarkable country for its extremely low level of contentious politics despite rapid economic development. In contrast, many different groups in Hong Kong have taken their demands to the streets since the 1970s. Even though there is an obvious difference in the willingness of the population to actively challenge the regime, the political developments of the two city-states show a similar pattern of political mobilization and government reaction. This book examines the changing pattern of contentious politics in the democratization process of these Asian city-states. It explores the causal connections between popular contention and democratization, using a multi-disciplinary approach with theoretical insights from the political sciences, sociology and psychology. The political process model is applied to provide further understanding of the patterns of interaction between contenders, opposition groups or social movements and the ruling elite. The book argues that differences in the strategies applied by the ruling elite explain why members of the opposition were empowered or obstructed in challenging the government.

Community Care in Hong Kong

Community Care in Hong Kong PDF Author: Kar-wai TONG
Publisher: City University of HK Press
ISBN: 9629372282
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386

Book Description
Different global healthcare challenges bring threats to the healthcare system. Like other developed countries, Hong Kong is also focusing on how to manage the ageing population, how to meet the rising public expectations, and how to finance the ever increasing medical costs. Strengthening community care services may provide a way out for settling these concerns. Written by a team of renowned scholars and leading practitioners, this book aims at evaluating how different parties can assist in building up local community capacity to achieve sustainable health and wellness. The book is divided into three sections. The first section discusses the different roles and practices of specialised community care that contribute to the relative success of the healthcare system in Hong Kong. The second section makes use of various research practices to extrapolate future healthcare needs and practices in Hong Kong. And the last one addresses the values of health care which underlie the healthcare culture, structure and practice in Hong Kong over time. Apart from pointing out the limitation of the current system, this book will also discusses the future directions of the healthcare system in order to cope with the challenges in a changing society. Published by City University of Hong Kong Press 香港城市大學出版社出版
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