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Hong Kong metamorphosis / Denis Bray.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bray, Denis, 1926-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bray, Denis, 1926-.
- Bray, Denis.
- Politicians--China--Hong Kong--Biography.
- Politicians.
- Hong Kong (China)--History--Transfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997.
- Hong Kong (China).
- Hong Kong (China)--Politics and government--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (275 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The story is told as an autobiography, from growing up in China to the occasional brief occupation of the Governor's seat. In the early days, 'administration' was rather a grand word to describe the daily grappling with novel problems never before encountered.
- Contents:
- Contents; Claimer; 1.Growing up in China; 2.Sojourn in Britain; 3.Arrival in Hong Kong; 4.In at the Deep End; 5.District Office Tai Po; 6.Towns in the Country; 7.The Big City; 8. The Heung Yee Kuk and Reservoirs; 9.People Moving; 10.Cultural Revolution; 11.City District Officers; 12.Typhoons, Sailing andLong Leaves; 13.New TerritoriesCommissioner; 14.Life Near the Top; 15.Overseas Posting; 16.Relations with China; 17.The Last Five Years; 18.Epilogue; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-70446-X
- 9786612704468
- 988-220-162-8
- OCLC:
- 650604786
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