Penalties of Empire : Capital Trials in Colonial Hong Kong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Munn, Christopher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capital punishment--China--Hong Kong--History.

Capital punishment.

Trials--China--Hong Kong--History.

Trials.

Hong Kong (China)--History--20th century.

Hong Kong (China).

Hong Kong (China)--History--19th century.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (422 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

HK : Hong Kong University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Penalties of Empire examines Hong Kong's criminal justice system during its 150-year use of the death penalty. Focusing on key capital trials from piracy to assassinations, it explores court proceedings, participants, and debates over mercy. The book also covers the decline of the death penalty post-WWII, its suspension in 1966, and abolition in 1993. Through these cases, it reveals the evolution of justice and broader historical forces shaping Hong Kong.</bod.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Maps and Tables

Abbreviations, Conventions, and Caveats

1. Introduction

2. 'A Diabolical Plot'

3. 'The Great Colonial Disgrace'

4. 'A Hanging Would Do Good to the Colony'

5. Death of a Reformer

6. By Sampan to Singapore

7. 'I Will Smile Even When I Am Hanged'

8. 'Running for Nothing'

9. Money Versus Justice

10. 'Race Fear'

11. The Death Penalty in Decline

12. 'A Thing of the Past'

Acknowledgements

A Note on Sources

A Note on Currencies, Prices, and Values

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

988-8900-01-3

988-8900-00-5

OCLC:

1522805113