Report on the New Territory at Hong Kong
Author: Great Britain
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Published: 1900
Total Pages: 34
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Total Pages: 34
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Great Britain. Foreign Office
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Published: 1900
Total Pages: 30
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
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Published: 2006
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Hong Kong. District Commissioner, New Territories
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Published: 1971
Total Pages: 80
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Malcolm Merry
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Published: 2019-05-06
Total Pages: 555
ISBN-13: 9888528327
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt the end of the nineteenth century a slice of imperial China was abruptly incorporated into the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. It became known as the New Territories. The people of this remote and traditional corner of the Ching empire were not consulted about the annexation, initially resisted and long resented it. To placate them, the incoming authorities promised that little would alter and that their customs would be respected. The promise would not be fully kept but it became the source of the preservation of Chinese customary law in respect of rural land and the justification for privileges afforded to indigenous inhabitants. Their tenacious assertion of those rights and aversion to authority is detectible throughout the twentieth century and into the era of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; it permeates almost every aspect of policy and law relating to rural land. The Unruly New Territories is an account of the annexed area and of its special place in Hong Kong history and law. It recounts the customs and privileges, how they preserved a China that was elsewhere disappearing and how they gave—and, despite enormous changes, continue to give—leverage to indigenous representatives in dealings with government as well as handsome profits to rural landowners. ‘This fascinating and impressive book is a must-read for all who want to know more about the New Territories. Malcolm Merry traces, with his usual clarity and insight, its unique land history that blends, not always harmoniously, Chinese custom with the advance of common law and this area’s dramatic development.’ —Sarah Nield, University of Southampton ‘The Unruly New Territories covers various aspects of land law and custom in the New Territories and the history of this region in a thoughtful and provocative combined thesis. A must-read for anyone studying the laws and customs affecting land in rural Hong Kong and interested in the history of the New Territories.’ —Steven Gallagher, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Author: North Eastern New Territories Study Group
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 44
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Steven K. Bailey
Publisher: ThingsAsian Press
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9781934159163
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExploring Hong Kong presents a vivid and multidimensional portrait of Hong Kong, one of Asia's most exciting cities. Inspired by his 20-year love affair with Hong Kong, Steven K. Bailey has transformed the typical Hong Kong guidebook by dispensing with the usual laundry lists of sights, hotels, and restaurants. In their place are thoughtfully written chapters that offer the author's personal perspective on how to best explore Hong Kong. From dolphin watches and back-country hikes to street markets, temples, and ferry rides, Exploring Hong Kong contains 40 richly detailed experiences that will unite travelers with the soul of one of the most dynamic cities in Asia. Book jacket.
Author: James Hayes
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Published: 2012-05-01
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9888139118
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 1977, The Hong Kong Region is a historical reconstruction of long-settled village and township society in Hong Kong's New Territories between 1850 and 1911. The book's central argument is that the gentry and bureaucracy played almost no role in these communities, which were run by local peasants and shopkeepers who had to deal virtually unaided with routine administration and with every form of disaster, natural or man-made. A substantial new introduction reviews the research and its wider implications for our understanding of traditional Chinese society in the light of later scholarly studies.