Friends & teachers : Hong Kong and its people, 1953-87 / James Hayes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hayes, James, 1930-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hayes, James, 1930-.

Hayes, James.

Hong Kong (China)--History.

Hong Kong (China).

Hong Kong (China)--Officials and employees--Biography.

Hong Kong (China)--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 p.)

Other Title:

Friends and teachers

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book covers several decades of Hong Kong's recent past, from the time James Hayes joined the Administrative Grade of the Hong Kong Civil Service in the 1950s to his retirement in the 1980s, thirty-two years later.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgements; Chronology; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Starting Out; Hong Kong in the 1950s; Chapter Two: The Shek Pik Reservoir; Chapter Three: The Resettlement Department; Chapter Four: The Secretariat for Chinese Affairs; Chapter Five: Back to SCA: The 1967 Disturbances and the City District Officer Scheme; Chapter Six: Tsuen Wan and Its People in Stirring Times; Chapter Seven: Tsuen Wan: The District Office and Its Involvement with Festivals and Religion; Chapter Eight: The Government and People Relationship in Town and Country (up to 1977)

Chapter Nine: The Labour and Mines DepartmentChapter Ten: The New Territories 1985-87; Chapter Eleven: The Government and People Relationship in Town and Country (1977-87); Appendix: Village Representatives, Rural Committees and the New Territories Heung Yee Kuk; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-70427-3

9786612704277

988-220-139-3

OCLC:

722721284