For the privileged a cosmopolitan pleasure ground; For the desperate a port of last resort. A pot of gold at the end of an Oriental rainbow; A thick slice of hell denounced from the pulpit. A plac
Former senior Administrative Officer David T. K. Wong has produced a cerebral and revelatory insider memoir of his experiences in the upper reaches of the Hong Kong colonial administration during the
The stories of expatriates in Hong Kong – the most dynamic and diverse city in Asia – come to life in this book. Why did they come? Why do they stay? How did Hong Kong change them and their worldview?
For TV producer Laura Wellesley, the morning show at FGN Asia means going to bed before dark and swallowing the first rule of broadcast news: the anchor is always right, especially when it's American-
A conceptual overview of all relevant topics of small unit tactics every soldier ought to be familiar with in order to be effective on today's battlefield. The handbook is categorized into five functi
Jack Leblanc shares the lessons he has learnt in 20 years of doing business in China. His career has included stints as a salesman, dotcom entrepreneur, venture capital broker, business consultant, an
The handover in 1997 saw Hong Kong's transition from colonial to communist rule under the auspices of ‘one country, two systems'. But twenty years on, the real impact of the sovereignty change is just
