Hong Kong, 1918. Tranquil compared to war-torn Europe. But on January 22nd, a running battle through the streets of Wanchai ended with five policemen dead.One of the men came from a small town in Irel
Hong Kong, 1954. The colony was not ready to hear about a Eurasian policeman having an affair with the commissioner's daughter. Simon Lee was banished to the far tip of a distant island – to Tai O, th
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
With glitzy nightclubs, saunas, karaoke lounges and brothels, Hong Kong's sex business is booming. But how do local prostitutes compete with an endless supply of girls from China? To find out, Yang sp
Sunset Survivors tells the stories of Hong Kong's traditional tradesmen and women through stunning imagery and candid interviews. Covering a myriad of professions that are quickly falling into obscuri
Squatting incongruously amid the luxury hotels of Kowloon, Chungking Mansions is home to pimps, hookers, thieves and drug pushers. More than 200 guesthouses, and shops selling counterfeit goods, estab
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 book you are holding contains secrets and stories about Hong Kong that have never before been published. Prepare to have your notions of this bustling Asian city butchered as you journey through c
On July 1, 1997, the red flag of China was hoisted over Hong Kong – and the untried idea of "one country, two systems" was put into practice. Farewell, My Colony is a real-time journal of the end of a
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?
Syd Goldsmith's first taste of the Chinese Cultural Revolution is blood on his tongue. It's 1967. Hong Kong is plagued by communist-led riots, crippled transport and roadside bombs, and the young Amer
In 1976, Peter Mann left a gloomy England for the last corner of the British empire: Hong Kong. As a police inspector, he commanded a sub-unit and led a district vice squad in Kowloon, before joining
Fora definitive account of what the people of Hong Kong live by and diefor, look no further than David T. K. Wong. This native son hascaptured the essence of a unique society. A range of characters, f
The Umbrella Movement put Hong Kong on the world map and elevated this docile, money-minded Asian island to a model for pro-democracy campaigns across the globe.Umbrellas in Bloom is the first book in
WilliamMesny jumped ship at Shanghai in 1860 when he was just 18. Amid thechaos of foreign intrigue and civil war in 19th-century China, hebecame a smuggler, a prisoner of the Taiping rebels, a gun-ru
French artist Zabovisited Hong Kong in the 1960s, and condensed his year-long stay intoa book of cartoons which has come to be known as an emblem of theera. Life in Hong Kong's streets and trades is h
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-
For more than a century, trams have plied their trade along the shore of Hong Kong Island. They have witnessed the transformation of the city from a colonial backwater to a financial powerhouse. Today
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
The Peak is Hong Kong's top residential district, where property prices are as high as the altitude. How did it become an exclusive enclave in the business centre of 19th-century Asia? The British wan
Street food is the fuel of daily life in China. In every city, adventurous travelers seeking a deeper understanding of Chinese culture can find unique local street foods unavailable anywhere else. To
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
Japanmarched into Hong Kong on December 8, 1941. On the same day, GrahamHeywood was captured near the border while carrying out duties forthe Royal Observatory. He was transported to a militaryPrisone
MichaelKohn, former editor of the MongolMessenger, is onesteppe ahead of the journalistic posse in this epic Western set inthe Far East. Kohn's memoir is an irresistible account of a landwhere falcon
Have you ever wondered about that wacky-looking fruit staring back at you in the market? Or did you want to know how to prepare a seasonal Chinese vegetable, but don't have the language or culinary sk
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
