Natural Language Processing with Python

◎米亞有記憶以來，幾乎所有令她記憶深刻的精彩歡樂時光好像都有妹妹艾瑪在場。 ◎現今16歲的米亞決定將與艾瑪最美好的童年記錄成一篇篇故事，並成為一本紀念冊。 ◎沒有人生勵志與格言，其實我們需要的，就是那麼一點簡單的童心。 《米亞與艾瑪》講述了一對相差兩歲的姐妹溫馨又好笑的日常。 姐姐米亞性格成熟内斂，是一個心底藏著許多事情的大姐姐。 米亞最喜歡穿小花裙子以及任何帶有亮片的東西。 妹妹艾瑪古靈精怪，年紀雖然不大但總是有著許多奇奇怪怪的點子， 一顆小腦袋裡不知道裝了多少古怪的想法，你永遠都猜不到她到底在想些什麽！ 就是這樣一對從頭到脚一點也不一樣的姐妹，讓平凡的生活充滿了歡樂的色彩！ 她們吵架，和好，一起冒險，又常常一起做出一些讓媽媽頭大的事情， 但這不妨礙她們始終是彼此最好的朋友。 翻開這本書來跟米亞和艾瑪一起度過一個快樂的童年吧！ “Mia and Emma” is a collection of stories of Mia who is the older sister, and Emma who is the younger. Mia is quiet and thoughtful, and prefers dresses with flowers on them, and anything and everything sparkly. While Emma is mom and dad’s biggest headache. Emma has the weirdest ideas and the most bizarre thoughts; you can never guess what Emma is up to next! Just like that, two very different sisters. They fight, make up, go on adventures together, and do silly things that give mum headaches. But no matter what, Mia and Emma remain each other’s forever best friend.

2023年，香港中文大學迎來六十周年校慶。值此重要時刻，當反思大學使命—「結合傳統與現代，融會中國與西方」的歷史意蘊與時代價值。大學圖書館藉此難得機會，舉辦紀念展覽，展示館藏中日益豐富的西方漢學珍本。 本圖錄記錄了展出的藏書，並一一簡述概況，涵蓋從十五至十九世紀中葉的書籍、地圖和手稿。珍藏之中不乏最優秀的早期漢學著作。其中許多作品均由利瑪竇、湯若望等知名耶穌會教士撰寫，他們縱然人數不多，但在深入接觸近代早期中國社會與文化的過程中，一手創立了近代漢學，留下了近距離觀察中國的珍貴記錄。隨著這些傳教士的著作傳回歐洲，關於中國的歐洲書籍愈加準確詳細，歐洲人對中國的了解也與日俱增。本圖錄透過豐富的圖像，以及細緻的介紹和描述，呈現出一幅生動的早期歷史圖景，展現西方對中國持久而深入的興趣和理解，以及中西淵源的交疊與關聯。透過本圖錄，讀者亦可藉此思索如何更好地「結合傳統與現代，融會中國與西方」。 In 2023, The Chinese University of Hong Kong celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of its foundation. This occasion provides a moment for reflection on the historical and contemporary meanings of the university’s mission “to combine tradition with modernity and to bring together China and the West.” To this end, the celebrations include an exhibition of the University Library’s burgeoning collection of Western rare books about China, which is recorded and contextualized in this catalogue. This splendid volume features books, maps, and manuscripts from the fifteenth to the mid-nineteenth centuries.

南台灣必遊景點 Nine Things One Must Experience in Southern Taiwan 藉由夜生活、藝術文創、客家文化、靜心之旅、海洋之美、原民文化、古蹟及生態之旅與台灣茶飲等九大主題，暢遊南台灣必遊景點。 The nine main things one must experience in southern Taiwan are: nightlife activities, art, Hakka culture, places suitable for tranquility and meditation, beautiful ocean views, aboriginal cultures, historic sites, ecological tours, and Taiwanese tea culture. 實用句型及詞彙 Useful Sentence Patterns and Vocabulary 依各單元主題，整理出最精華的句型及詞彙，讓學習者運用基本句型，替換詞彙，旅遊時能馬上派上用場。 Each unit deals with the most essential sentence patterns and vocabulary, so the reader can master basic sentence patterns and vocabulary substitution drills. These grammar exercises can be used immediately when traveling. 文化導覽深度遊 In-depth Guided Cultural Tours 針對各單元內容，延伸相關文化知識，滿足學習者需求，深度了解當地風土民情。 Each unit provides knowledge relevant to the needs of travelers, promoting a deeper understanding of local customs and cultures. 文化體驗動手做 Hands-on Cultural Experiences 透過實際活動操作，讓您更深入體驗當地的人文精神。例如 : 泡茶、書法體驗、彩繪紙傘、手作琉璃串珠、彩繪紙傘

A Contemporary History of the Chinese Zheng traces the twentieth- and twenty-first-century development of an important Chinese musical instrument in greater China.The zheng was transformed over the course of the twentieth century, becoming a solo instrument with virtuosic capacity. In the past, the zheng had appeared in small instrumental ensembles and supplied improvised accompaniments to song. Zheng music became a means of nation-building and was eventually promoted as a marker of Chinese identity in Hong Kong. Ann L. Silverberg uses evidence from the greater China area to show how the narrative history of the zheng created on the mainland did not represent zheng music as it had been in the past. Silverberg ultimately argues that the zheng’s older repertory was poorly represented by efforts to collect and promote zheng music in the twentieth century. This book contends that the restored “traditional Chinese music” created and promulgated from the 1920s forward—and solo zheng music in

LINE 在全世界擁有上千萬的用戶，在台灣幾乎每個使用手機的人，都會註冊一個 LINE 的帳號，不論公家單位還是私人企業，也都會使用 LINE 的官方帳號來與使用者保持聯繫。隨著資訊科技的發展，近年來各個企業也逐漸打造自己的 LINE BOT，除了被動的處理客服諮詢，還能透過 LINE BOT 主動推播各種行銷活動資訊，透過與使用者的即時互動，打造優質的品牌形象。 一個最簡單的 LINE BOT，可以從註冊官方帳號開始，註冊了 LINE 的官方帳號後，從管理介面中就可以進行最簡單的 LINE BOT 聊天操作，但如果要讓 LINE BOT 擁有更多的功能，就需要撰寫程式去串接 LINE Developer 所提供的操作方法，透過各種方法的互相搭配，就能打造自己專屬的 LINE BOT ( 例如聊天機器人、記帳機器人、購票機器人、天氣通知機器人...等 )。 本書是專門介紹開發 LINE BOT 的書籍，從最基本帳號的申請串接、環境的建置和圖文選單設定，一直到 LINE Message API 的進階操作都有詳細的介紹，並且會使用本機環境、Google Colab 雲端開發環境進行實際的開發演練，最後更會搭配 Google Cloud Functions、Google Dialogflow 服務，打造一個可以 24 小時運作、並能理解自然聊天語意的 LINE BOT。 本書主要內容如下： ● LINE 官方帳號申請 ● LINE 開發者帳號設定 ● ngrok 服務 ● Webhook ● 解析 LINE 訊息 ● 回傳訊息的方法 ● Google Cloud Functions ● Google Dialogflow ● 氣象機器人 ● 聊天機器人

In Daily Giving Service: A History of the Diocesan Girls’ School, Hong Kong, Moira M. W. Chan-Yeung and her fellow contributors present a comprehensive history of one of Hong Kong’s oldest girls’ schools. As an alumna of the school, Chan-Yeung traces the history of her alma mater from its establishment in 1860, to its development over the last 160 years until the recent decade. Having experienced stability and turbulences in Hong Kong in the twentieth century, the school has become one of the most prominent girls’ schools in the city. In several chapters written by other alumnae, various aspects of school life of different eras are reconstructed and remembered. The author and other contributors focused on the postwar era in which Hong Kong grew from a small city to a global metropolitan. The expansion of the Diocesan Girls’ School largely followed this trend. The history of the school has also long been connected with the socio-economic development of Hong Kong society, sharing its ha

在大學紛紛倒閉、工作機會漸少的時代， 想生存下來必須學些什麼？ 在察覺到未來變化不斷襲來的瞬間， 就該拋棄過往學習慣性，重整競爭力！ 「在進入『疫情隧道』前是25歲，一年後走出隧道時，可能會發現世界已經變成自己30歲時才應該出現的模樣。」 無數公司倒閉、經濟結構改變，企業加速投入在機器人、自動化、人工智慧或無人機等領域的研發，並實際應用於業務上取代單一化、重複性高的工作。隱藏在疫情背後的數位革新，將原本需要歷時五年的數位化，壓縮在短短一年之內實現。 世界的進步速度快了五年，巨大的破壞性創新時代已然來臨，那你呢？ 還期待著疫情結束，天真地認為國境解封、脫下口罩，就能回到過去的生活嗎？ 本書作者金龍燮直白地告訴你：我們回不去了！ 作為韓國第一趨勢分析師，透過本書，金龍燮不僅分享對後疫情時代的趨勢洞察，更犀利指出在熟悉事物不斷被推翻的新常態（New Normal）下，過往「名牌大學文憑等於就業保證」、「終身職場」等慣性思維該被淘汰，能在未來生存下來的，是隨時隨地學習、不斷充實新知以應對變化的人。因此，他提出「職業學生」的概念，鼓勵想在未來確保一席之地的創新者們，調整教育方針，重新思考能適應未來的學習方向及戰略。 對懂學、會學、知道需要學些什麼的人來說…… • 大學是什麼？ 隨著知識半衰期縮短，能在4～11週內提供學生專業技能和知識的微型大學（Micro College）將成為主流。「先用短時間學習基本知識－進入職場－針對職務需求或補強不足之處短期進修」是應對產業、職場變化的最佳學習節奏。利用MOOC或Glow with Google等網路公開資源學習新技術，也是低成本高便利性的聰明選擇。 • 職業和職場是什麼？ 拋棄終身職場的觀念，公司和同事只是你完成階段性目標的隊友。根據自身能力和需要的資源，換公司、換領域、換職務都沒關係，善於遷移者才能在未來生存。就公司立場而言，除了保有人才彈性流動，也應鼓勵現有員工定期進修、提升技能，藉以提升工作效益。 • 真正的學習是什麼？ 「忘記所學」，不讓過去經驗或知識成為尋找新解答的阻礙。在尋找新解答的路上，邀請同伴一起共學，不理解的領域就虛心求教，擅長的領域則持續深化，直到能透過文字或口語傳達給他人，將專業知識內化成屬於自己的原創內容，創造自己的不可替代性。 對想當個懂學的人來說，你可以先學習五項未來生存必修課：

你聽過為了喝酒而跑步的團體嗎？ 跑步居然不是為了增強體能，而是為了喝酒！ 從全世界捷兔界最流行的一句捷兔自嘲名言： A Drinking Club With A Running Problem 就可以大概了解這個團體的屬性。 跑步、喝酒只是捷兔活動中兩個主要元素， 捷兔還有一些外人所無法想像、匪夷所思的文化， 只有參加過的人才能體會。 不管是登山步道、城市巷弄、產業道路、田埂、雜木林、竹林、墓地、亂葬崗、下水道、排水溝、溯溪、翻牆等，到處都能跑。 像這樣毫無底線的亂亂跑，即使摔得鼻青臉腫、斷手斷腳， 甚或山中迷航、跌落屎坑，卻也樂此不疲。 光屁股坐冰塊幾乎是所有捷兔會都會玩的幼稚遊戲， 任何物品都可以拿來當喝酒容器，並以千奇百怪的姿勢將酒送入口中， 花招可謂五花八門，只有你想不到，沒有捷兔做不到。 在這裡，話題百無禁忌，天南地北胡吹亂扯。 在這裡，拋開世俗身分枷鎖，中年大叔秒變中二。 在這裡，噹噹尺度無下限，喝到鏘無怨尤。 即將邁入第50個年頭的台北捷兔，自1973年成立以來，無論颱風¬、地震、打雷閃電、大年初一或除夕，每個星期六總有一群樂此不疲的瘋子，互相調侃是否家庭不溫暖才會週末一定要出門。 台北捷兔作為台灣第一個野跑團體，如今已累積超過2400個跑次，其分會也在台灣和世界各地開枝散葉。 本書完整收錄所有關於捷兔的起源、文化和大大小小知識， 還有那些好笑的、脫序的，屬於一群男人的浪漫（？）與超狂趣事。 準備好一起奔跑了嗎？ ON ON！

It is written from an objective, external viewpoint and paints a colourful and lively picture of Sanguinetti in a voice that could almost be his own. Using Sanguinetti' s life experiences, the biographer touches on various historical events, including the Mau Mau revolution in Kenya and the 1957 riots in Hong Kong, and details the social and political problems of the times, such as lingering colonialism, class structure issues, and human rights violations, among others. These glimpses of history through Sanguinetti' s eyes are accessible, thought-provoking, and truly representative of the man himself.Offering a well-rounded image of the eccentric subject, this book fulfils Sanguinetti' s common response to questions about both his personal and professional life — “ more when I know you better” . It will undoubtedly be of interest to those who knew Sanguinetti as well as legal professionals, young barristers, and readers with an interest in post-war history in Gibraltar, Kenya, and espe

This book describes and analyses the role of the public sector in the often-charged political atmosphere of post-1997 Hong Kong. In this second edition, Ian Scott explores public sector accountability in terms of Hong Kong’s constitutional framework and the structure, functions, and personnel policies of its civil service system. He examines critical issues facing the administration of the public sector and the formulation and implementation of public policy with particular attention to the political challenges confronting the Hong Kong government over the past decade. A concluding chapter assesses how contested values in a changing political environment have affected the public sector in recent years. This edition has been fully updated to incorporate the latest statistics and research, including Scott’s work in such areas as integrity management, corruption prevention, and policing. This book is an essential resource for scholars and students of public administration and public poli

《全方位華語精進讀本》提供中文學習者精選閱讀素材 以第二外語學習者的詞彙及程度編寫，契合需求 有效提升閱讀理解能力！ 除了一般教材，閱讀理解力的提升是語言學習的關鍵。 第二外語學習者的閱讀力需求，包含適量的詞彙、符合學習程度的句型語法、適當的主題題材、充分的詞彙應用說明，以及大量的練習題檢視吸收成效。 本書為資深海外及國內華語教師團隊撰寫的閱讀材料，書中選題契合時代趨勢，用詞遣字斟酌符合學習者需求，而清楚明瞭的結構培養閱讀寫作能力，精心設計的習題測驗理解程度，更加鍛鍊學習要點，並延伸學習應用變化。 除了契合語言學習的需求，同時亦可為華語能力測驗做準備。 適用對象：《當代中文課程》第三冊延伸閱讀、TOCFL Designed for students learning Chinese at intermediate through advanced-low proficiency levels, The Ultimate Chinese Reader cover engaging topics from Chinese literature, history & geography, technology, and culture studies, suitable for all learners to polish their reading comprehension abilities. It can be useful resource to the preparation for TOCFL as well. Each chapter includes vocabulary and intense exercise and practice section especially designed to further enhance reading and writing skills. The Ultimate Chinese Reader may be used independently for reading courses or as supplementary materials in existing Chinese learning programs. This book is ideal for learners with

寫實主義先驅╳最受歡迎的近代畫家 他筆下的人物樸實而動人， 在一片情慾流動的藝術環境中，他退居巴爾比宗， 將農村秋收的景象描繪得詩情畫意，真實呈現農民們生活的苦難。 他是大家最熟悉的藝術大師──法蘭索瓦・米勒！ 「他似乎是屬於另一個時代、另一個民族、有著不同思維的人。他在法國藝術中是獨一無二的，而且幾乎像是一個外國人。他同等地被他的崇拜者和誹謗者所誤解。」──羅曼・羅蘭（Romain Rolland） ▎〈簸穀的人〉（The Winnower） 農夫拿著簸箕用力搖晃的身影，也將米勒顛進沙龍展。 臉部被陰影遮住的簸穀者，象徵著默默耕耘，辛勤勞動，既無名又沒有地位的所有農夫。 1848年在法國爆發的「二月革命」，工人們的奮起抗爭，觸動了米勒的神經，首度以農人為主題並被官方選入在沙龍成功展出的畫作，成為現實主義繪畫史上具有開啟性的畫作。 ▎〈拾穗〉（The Gleaners） 猶如莊重的石碑一樣排列在廣闊無邊的原野上的三位農婦，在剛剛收割完的這片暗濁色的麥田裡，點點金黃色在畫中明亮卻少之又少的麥穗，昭示著農婦付出與收穫不成正比，彎下的背上乘載的重量，厚實且心安。 初見米勒在畫中運用寫實主義的的技法，三位處於艱難狀態下的工作的農婦形象，營造出威嚴莊重的氣氛，美感自於米勒那簡潔而又富有節奏感的輪廓勾勒，以及雕塑式的圓實造型。 ▎〈晚禱〉（The Angelus） 沒有看見鐘的影子，卻彷彿聽到遠處教堂傳來的鐘聲與虔誠的禱告聲。 身為虔誠的基督徒，畫作中時常漫布的濃厚的宗教意味，是屬於米勒的獨有韻味，落日餘暉下，靜謐沉寂的大地和屏息靜默的夫妻融為一體，無限虔誠的神態與靜謐的力量，讓虔誠的心聲充滿了整個空間。 ▎〈牧羊女與羊群〉（Shepherdess with her Flock） 高高的地平線，平坦而遼闊的草原，熙熙攘攘的羊群，一位年輕的牧羊女獨自佇立，身上披著厚重的毛氈，背對著羊群，逆著彩霞的光，獨自編織著手上的毛衣。她微躬的體態與專注的神情，猶如禱告般虔誠。 1864年的沙龍展公開展出，首次獲得佳評如潮的畫作，被權威藝評家高帝耶（Théophile Gautier）稱讚它是「一幅完美的畫」，承襲的一貫具有宗教氛圍感的祥和靜謐，一望無際的曠野與淡淡的愁緒令人喟嘆。 ▎〈春〉（Spring） 繽紛的色彩，嫩綠的森林、新綠的小草、深綠的大樹、金黃的陽光，遠處的彩

☆難度適中全真模擬☆ ☆所有試題完整詳解☆ ☆給您滿滿的大題庫☆ 給正要準備公職考試的您~ 英文一科在初等五等考試的佔分比重雖然不高，但不像其他科目有背就有分，往往被認為是難以速成的一科。有鑑於此，本社特別完整搜羅了歷年重要的初五等及鐵路佐級等試題，並將之彙整成冊，希望能幫助讀者省卻一一查找的時間，並將精力集中於考題的反覆練習。 綜觀近年初五等英文的難度，約莫分布於國高中程度。在單字片語方面，不需鑽牛角尖於太過專門或艱深的單字，僅需留意考題出現過、但自己較不熟的單字並配合本書收錄的詳細解析背誦即可；至於文法方面，必須注意的是，由於初五等分配到的文法題數並不多，因此命題老師皆以重點文法為主，這便仰賴個人對於文法的基本敏銳度是否到位。舉一個簡單的例子，105年地特五等一般行政公民與英文第40題題目是這樣子的：Jeff went to Tainan last night. I ╴with him if he had told me a day before.稍有基礎的考生馬上就會聯想到命題老師要考的是與過去事實相反的假設語氣，但對於跟英文已好久不見的考生來說，可能上了考場之後，腦海才依稀浮現以前的模糊回憶：假設語氣好像分成好幾種？這個題目的情境是與事實相反嗎？是現在還是過去？啊要是主要子句與條件子句時態混合那該怎麼辦？！ 考生免驚慌，以上症頭皆能靠大量反覆的練習徹底解決，本書有高達1000多題模擬試題與歷屆考古題，重點是全部附有解析，因此哪怕您過去毫無基礎，當您寫到天荒地老、頭昏眼花的那一天時，單純憑反射動作就能將正解信手拈來、上考場必能水到渠成。 Practice makes perfect，趕緊提起筆來挑戰，希望這本精選題庫完全攻略能助您一臂之力，再次相見即是金榜題名時！ 【本書架構】 Part1，降龍十八掌，模擬試題也有十八回，大師親授，包您深厚內力！ Part2，日知其所亡，月無忘其所能，完整歷屆試題，寫你千遍也不厭倦！ 【本書特色】 題答分離，排版簡潔，閱讀不費吹灰之力！ 循序漸進，難易適中，絕對不會鑽牛角尖！ 量多質精，隨時練習，給你滿滿的大平台！ 考點提示，指點迷津，茫茫大海為你撈針！ 深入精解，毫不含糊，武功蓋世彈指神通！ 【高分強化搭配用書】 本社《T1P07鐵路英文》，獨家！文法秘笈與字彙片語供您鑽研。 本社《AC22初等五等英文》，獨家！收錄

The Genera of Orchidaceae in Hong Kong is a handy reference for both amateurs and professional botanists in Asia who wish to enter the field of modern orchidology. Orchid appreciation is an art deeply rooted in Asian cultures. But in 1977, when this book was first published, orchidology as a science was new to people there. The technical vocabulary was unfamiliar and the subject matter difficult to understand. Therefore, this volume was intended as a general, easy-to-use reference book, with illustrations of the basic structure of orchids and their habit and habitat clearly described in Chapter I. The book may also be used as a self-help guide for naturalists and gardeners in Hong Kong who wish to identify an orchid new to them. In Chapter II, keys, descriptions, and illustrations are given to allow the reader to look up and gain information about individual orchid species. Chapter III provides an analysis of the composition and an interpretation of the phytogeographic significance of

In On Saving Face, Michael Keevak traces the Western reception of the Chinese concept of “face” during the past two hundred years, arguing that it has always been linked to nineteenth-century colonialism. “Lose face” and “save face” have become so normalized in modern European languages that most users do not even realize that they are of Chinese origin. “Face” is an extremely complex and varied notion in all East Asian cultures. It involves proper behavior and the avoidance of conflict, encompassing every aspect of one’s place in society as well as one’s relationships with other people. One can “give face,” “get face,” “fight for face,” “tear up face,” and a host of other expressions. But when it began to become known to the Western trading community in China beginning in the middle of the nineteenth century, it was distorted and reduced to two phrases only, “lose face” and “save face,” both of which were used to suggest distinctly Western ideas of humiliation, embarrassment, honor, a

「每天工作10分鐘」也能活下去？！ 好好休息跟努力工作，兩者同等重要！ 不必依附公司、遠離乏味交際、拒絕賣肝幫老闆的新車買單！ 宅在家裡照樣創業賺到錢！ 「憂鬱創業」讓你躺平休息＆養家活口兩不誤！ 【本書適合這樣的你】 ✓輕鬱 ✓憂鬱 ✓躁鬱 ✓其他心理疾患（ADHD、強迫症、焦慮症……） ✓喜歡「工作」卻討厭「上班」✓在職場上備感壓力 ✓有志創業 ✓想要「慢活」 ✓想追求人生其他可能性 因為諸多原因無法上班的你， 「創業」也能成為你的人生選項！ 正因為憂鬱， 更不該待在不適合的職場， 日復一日消耗自己，直至身心俱疲、傷痕累累。 身體活著心卻死了，不就活得像行屍走肉。 以自己的方式找到想做的事並去做， 才是人生的樂趣所在。 「得了憂鬱症，恐怕一輩子都無法正常工作……」當初罹患憂鬱症時，我也曾心生絕望，覺得「人生就此完蛋了」。不過，有憂鬱症並不代表你就此無法工作。即使不能每週工作五天、每天工作八小時，你還是能賺到讓自己好好活下去的收入。 當初連打工都辦不到的我，在不斷的摸索中，累積了適合自己的創業訣竅，建立一套不用事事親力親為，也能有錢自動流進來的系統。本書中，我將具體分享活用憂鬱症性格特性的創業方法、商業計畫與經營戰略。 找出「別人都不想做，但你做來毫不費力」的事， 就算沒有一手好牌， 也能靠專屬強項活下去！ 「憂鬱創業」的祕訣…… ●「勵志書」「商管書」的內容不要照單全收，否則只會讓你的狀況更嚴重。 ●別進人才濟濟的成長產業，請在競爭對手少的衰退產業創業。 ●別人都不想做的麻煩工作，就是你的活路！ ●先以「每月的獲利達到基本工資」為目標。 ●選擇「能在家完成所有作業，只在心情好時外出」的工作。 ●憂鬱症創業不要「租借辦公室」、「租影印機」、「付人事費」，盡量刪減固定成本。 ●打造「Google存款」、「Amazon存款」、「YouTube存款」，建立「讓分身二十四小時、三百六十五天全年無休為你工作」的自動化機制。 ●逆向思考，用「最大努力」得到「最小成果」。 ●刪除所有讓自己不愉快的負評。 ●活用「零邊際成本」和「錯覺資產」，讓自己在他人眼中顯得「幹勁十足」。 ———好好活下去，你是有價值的人！——— 【特別收錄】 對談 with 精神科名醫‧和田秀樹 名人推薦 Zoey｜佐編茶水間 創辦人 劉揚銘｜自由作家、「離職三部曲」作者

The present volume originates from “The Fourth Asian Translation Traditions Conference” held in Hong Kong in December 2010. The conference generated stimulating discussions relating to the richness and diversity of non-Western discourses and practices of translation, focusing on translational exchanges between non-Western languages, and the change and continuity in Asian translation traditions. Translation and Global Asia shows a rich diversification of historical and geographical interests, and covers a broad array of topics, ranging from ninth-century Buddhist translation in Tibet to twenty-first-century political translation in Malaysia. This collection is strikingly rich. Its authors deal with a wide range of topics in geographically diverse locations from India, Thailand, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines to different parts of China. They evoke different linguistic and historical contexts from ancient times right up to the contemporary period, and take a variety of approaches, st

Set against the backdrop of regional and international post–Second World War tensions, Grounded at Kai Tak is the most comprehensive account of the complex legal struggle for ownership of 71 airplanes belonging to the two main Chinese airlines, which were stranded at Kai Tak airfield in Hong Kong at the end of the Chinese civil war. The resulting contest for possession of them took place in the courts and among politicians and diplomats on three continents. In the process, the struggle became entangled with the anti-communist policies of the United States in the emerging ‘Cold War’, British hopes for restoration of her pre-war commercial position in China, disagreements between nations about recognition of the new government in Peking, and the delicate balance that the colonial government of Hong Kong had to keep to preserve that colony’s interests. Merry tells the tale of this legal saga by weaving together archival documents and news reports of the day, revealing the international a

Traversing from the rapidly urbanising county-level city of Fuqing to the remote mountainous kingdom of Lesotho in Southern Africa, Searching for Sweetness is one of the first and most extensive ethnographies linking rural-to-urban migration in China with Chinese migration to Africa. Against the backdrop of China’s national struggle for modernity and globalisation, Sarah Hanisch examines Chinese migrant women’s complex and ever-shifting struggles for upward social mobility across different generations and localities in China and Lesotho. Embedding the women’s individual portraits into larger historical contexts, Hanisch illustrates how these women interpret and narrate their migratory and everyday experiences through and beyond powerful state metanarratives on ‘sweetness’ and ‘bitterness’. In her exploration of migratory identities and projects that have been overlooked by previous studies, Hanisch brings uniquely gendered, multi-sited, and intergenerational perspectives to existing sc

"The fact that Snow did not sneak into “red China” to gather information constituting the basis of his Red Start over China all alone is in many instances misunderstood even by scholars. Mao Zedong’s biography has been the subject of an international mountain of commentary in China and elsewhere. Biographies praising Mao and those slandering him are all based on the American journalist Edgar Snow’s (1905–1972) account in Red Star over China for the route Mao traveled from early childhood through his youth. How the “Red Star” Rose introduces the image of Mao and the biographical information made known to the world through the publication of Red Star, and with its publication the circumstances which they fundamentally undermined. Ishikawa Yoshihiro uses Mao Zedong as raw material to examine from whence and how ordinary historical information and images which we habitually use unconsciously come into being. He desires to help readers to reconsider the historicity of the generation of no

林佳龍 學歷： 耶魯大學政治學博士 經歷： 聯合國大學高等研究所訪問學者 國立中正大學政治學系助理教授 國安會諮詢委員 行政院新聞局長 總統府副祕書長 立法委員 台中市長 交通部長 現職： 中華民國無任所大使 財團法人台灣智庫、大肚山產業創新基金會、光合基金會、青年基金會共同創辦人 主要著作： 奔海：台灣智庫二十年（2021，總策劃） 李登輝學與學李登輝：民主台灣的時代精神、歷史意識與政治領導（2021，總策劃） 交通彩繪家：林佳龍與人本交通的創新治理（2021，增修版） 城市裁縫師：改變臺中的15個關鍵決策（2018年，編著） 零與無限大：許文龍360度人生哲學（2018，修訂版） 以民為本的創造性財政（2014，主編） 打破悶經濟：新區域主義的動力學（2013，編著） 未來中國：退化的極權主義（2004，編著） 洪振義 學歷： 東京大學農業暨資源經濟學博士 經歷： 日本早稻田大學台灣研究所東亞區域研究團隊 台灣綜合研究院研究顧問 現職： 朝陽科技大學財務金融系副教授 主要著作： “Rebound effect with energy efficiency determinants: a two-stage,” Sustainable Production and Consumption (SSCI). “Taiwanese Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Broiler Welfare Improvement,” Animals (SCI-E). “On Measuring the Effects of Fiscal Policy in Global Financial Crisis: Evidences from an Export-oriented Island Economy,” Economic Modelling (SSCI). “An Industry-related Spillover Analysis of the impact of Chinese tourists on the Taiwanese economy,” Tourism Management (SSCI). “Effects of unusual R&D expenditures on stock returns-evide

語言限制了你的想像？ 運用交際英語，你可以更加認識這個世界！ ▶讓英語參與這些柴米油鹽的日常生活 ［食］轉角那經營了25年的老字號餐廳，是以什麼樣的魅力留住顧客？他們又有著什麼樣的好菜，讓顧客絡繹不絕？ 例句：顧客們進門、點餐、安靜等待。人們都是友善的，且似乎都熟悉彼此。 The customers came in, ordered their food, waited quietly, ate quickly, paid, and left. The people were friendly and most of them seemed to know each other. ［樂］想逃離繁忙的生活，寧靜的書店是一個絕佳選擇！ 例句：在書店度過的時光總是令人愉快，無論你是個愛書人或者只是為了挑本書當禮物。 Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or merely there to buy a book as a present. ［行］公車、火車、捷運……串聯城市的公共交通運輸，也串聯起你我的生活。 例句：世界上的每個主要城市幾乎都有著某種形式的公共交通。不僅對遊客來說是必要的，也為市民們提供低成本的運輸工具，並幫助了街道和高速公路的交通。 Nearly every major city in the world provides some form of public transport. This is necessary not only for visitors to the city, but also to provide citizens with low-cost transport and to help the traffic on the streets and highways. ▶與我們息息相關的社會議題，你該學好學滿 ［工作］賺錢真是現代人最感興趣的大事了！ 例句：我們生活在一個唯物主義的社會，且被訓練得貪得無厭。 We live in a materialistic society and are trained from our earliest years to be acquisitive. ［教育］沒有一個孩子

In New Asian Disorder: Rivalries Embroiling the Pacific Century, Lowell Dittmer and his team explore the recent political disorder in East Asia resulting from growing Sino-American polarization. The rise of China in recent years is widely regarded as a momentous shift in the global balance of power. China is now extending sovereignty into the East China Sea and the South China Sea, constructing a new set of global financial institutions and replacing “universal values” with technologically enhanced nationalism. The country’s “Belt and Road Initiative” is also tainted by the vast ambition to realize the “China Dream” within the foreseeable future. In response to China’s challenge, the United States has abandoned its “constructive engagement” policy towards the rising power and engaged in a trade war. Sino-American relations have been at a historical trough since the normalization of their relationship in the late 1970s. This book sheds new light on the current political disorder in the

What does it mean to be queer in a Confucian society in which kinship roles, ties, and ideologies are of such great importance? This book makes sense of queer cultures in China—a country with one of the largest queer populations in the world—and offers an alternative to Euro-American blueprints of queer individual identity. This book contends that kinship relations must be understood as central to any expression of queer selfhood and culture in contemporary cultural production in China. Using a critical approach—“queering Chinese kinship”—Lin Song scrutinizes the relationship between queerness and family relations, and questions Eurocentric queer culture’s frequent assumption of the separation of queerness from blood family. Offering five case studies of queer representations across a range of media genres, this book also challenges the tendency in current scholarship on Chinese and East Asian queerness to understand queer cultures as predominantly counter-mainstream, marginal, and un

This book explains the key aspects of executing an international IPO. Packed with useful tips, it reviews rules and market practices from the US to Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. Real-life case studies are used to illustrate all aspects of conducting an IPO, including documentation, valuation, as well as marketing issues. This new edition has been the subject of a complete and detailed revision, including new information pertaining to market developments. Some topics, such as spin-off offerings, SPACs, listing requirements, and due diligence have also been further expanded while some 15 additional IPOs have been included as examples to illustrate various aspects of new offerings. It is most suitable for entrepreneurs, chief executives, and CFOs of companies about to be floated, investor relations professionals, family offices, private equity, hedge fund and institutional investors, and finance students. It will also be of interest to market practitioners such a

「WISH YOU, and WITH YOU!」 站在麥克風前面的你，是那麼地燦爛耀眼。 我想永遠，聽見你溫暖的歌聲—— 2020年最「動聽」的韓國音樂BL戲劇小說，溫暖上市！ MYNAME 仁秀 × IMFACT 李想，偶像攜手追逐音樂夢想—— 「I wish for you 哪怕一瞬間 也不願錯過你 I want you to 我們燦爛耀眼的姓名」——〈WISH FOR YOU〉 懷抱音樂夢，在唱片公司打工的尹尚理，偶然遇見在街頭表演的姜仁秀，並被他溫柔的歌聲和眼眸中的燦爛繁星吸引，成了仁秀的第一個粉絲。他將仁秀的影片引薦給了公司的李由真代理，最後誤打誤撞得到和仁秀共事的機會。 在意想不到的開展中縮短彼此距離的尚理，感受到仁秀對音樂的熱忱與堅持，漸漸發現自己似乎無法只當一個普通的粉絲。而在日益增多的相處中，仁秀也習慣了尚理的存在，更覺得只有兩人一起，才能做出最棒的音樂。 街頭歌手和新手經紀人的追夢之旅，以及兩人滿溢而出的情感—— 「你願意再次......繼續陪我前進嗎？」 「一起創造只屬於我們的音樂吧。」 引起追看熱潮的韓國音樂BL網路劇，全彩劇照小說重磅登場！ ♫　288P 全彩劇照收錄，以文字重現經典場景 ♫　28P 經典場景銅板印刷，找回追劇時的感動 ♫ 書籍扉頁印刷演員複製簽名，充滿收藏價值 ♫　附錄劇中歌曲樂譜紙本＋QRcode ♫　小說額外收錄：仁秀視角的故事、交往後日常小情趣 話題十足的韓國首部音樂BL戲劇，Line TV熱烈播放中！ 除了戲劇呈現，邀請你與仁秀、尚理以劇照與文字，再度響起心中的美好旋律—— ■　人物介紹　■ 姜仁秀（姜仁秀／飾） 「你在上下打量我嗎？難道是……變態？」 具有無限潛力，在街頭努力唱歌的無名歌手。表達感情的方式拙劣，但似乎是個細膩的人，一個人住在偌大的房子裡。對音樂有著異於常人的執著，似乎有不願提起的過去和秘密。認為尚理是唯一懂得他音樂的人。 #外剛內柔 #金湯匙 #難相處 #對尚義很親切 尹尚理（李想／飾） 「不是啦！我不是變態！我不是故意要看的！」 溫和與誠懇踏實的品行容易讓人對他產生好感，擁有相當高水準的音樂實力，但對自己沒有自信，轉往唱片公司兼職的打工族。在路上偶遇仁秀之後對其歌聲念念不忘，陰錯陽差之下更成為他的助理與音樂路上的夥伴。在日常相處中逐漸對仁秀產生另一種感情……

The purpose of this book is to explain both the historical context and current practices of land administration in Hong Kong. Although Hong Kong has an open and business-friendly environment, it is underpinned by a socialist leasehold land tenure system. The government is landlord to virtually all land and so it plays a pivotal role in the administration of this scarce, and therefore, valuable resource.As land administration is governed by private contract law rather than legislation, it is constantly evolving with the courts handing down significant decisions on a regular basis. Government practice has to respond to this, as well as the community’s concern on how best land can be administered. The fifth edition has some substantial and important updates which should continue to be useful to both students and practitioners of surveying, architecture, planning and law, as well as the wider business and financial community.

『你今天，想來點什麼呢？』 當別人問你的時候，你腦上閃過的食物，如果換成用英文說，你回答得出來嗎？ 像是滷肉飯、煙燻牛肉三明治、漂浮冰淇淋、長島冰茶…等等的常見美食。 每天都會看到、吃到的食物，一整天都用得上的美食英語大集合！ 從小地方開始把英文學好，從早餐到宵夜，從正餐到點心，最貼近生活的內容，讓你無痛學習，出國點餐、介紹美食都能輕鬆上手！ 一網打盡各種美食，懂吃更要會說，英語食在有意思！ 食物是人類文明與日常生活中相當重要的一部分，不同的文化也發展出不同的美食特色。在本書中，除了有超實用的美食圖解字彙與情境對話外，還有許多跟食物有關的故事，希望透過本書，不但能幫助你提升單字、口語會話與閱讀的能力，同時也能帶領讀者認識各種食物和飲品的說法、學會英語點餐和溝通的用語、了解經典料理誕生的歷史背景並探討特色飲食背後的文化意涵。 食物圖解+實用會話+短文閱讀，學會美食英語超有感！ 本書依食物種類、用餐類型以及特殊餐飲分成三個部分，收錄了34 個單元。 〔Section 1〕食物種類 Types of Foods 介紹各種常見甜鹹點心和飲品的相關英語，包括蛋糕、派、麵包、三明治、油酥糕點、餅乾、冰淇淋、糖果、甜點、起司、巧克力、咖啡、和沙拉等。 圖解各式點心和飲品 → Madeleine瑪德蓮蛋糕 → Cupcake杯子蛋糕 → rum baba藍姆巴巴 ⭐必學對話 → Can this cake be sold by the slice? 這蛋糕可以單片販售嗎？ → What kind of bread is that? 那是哪一種麵包？ → Would you like me to slice that for you? 你要我替你切片嗎？ 〔Section 2〕用餐類型Types of Dining → 介紹各地特色料理和各種類型餐廳的相關英語，包括法國、英國、印度、日本、義大利、西班牙、墨西哥、中東、臺灣等地的料理，以及速食店、牛排館、快餐店、行動餐車、披薩店及熟食店的餐飲選擇。 圖解異國料理餐點 → Ladoo萊杜 → beef bourguignon紅酒燉牛肉 → grilled fish with asparagus烤魚佐蘆筍 ⭐ 必學對話 → May I get you an appetizer? 我能為您點

In Hong Kong’s Last English Bishop, Philip L. Wickeri explores the life and times of John Gilbert Hindley Baker, who served as Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong and Macao from 1966 to 1981. Baker lived through exciting times, as a missionary in wartime and revolutionary China, as a priest in America during the early years of the Cold War, and as a mission leader in the Church of England when churches in many parts of the world were becoming independent, before returning to Hong Kong where he was elected bishop. He was a faithful correspondent and a prolific writer throughout his life, offering a personal commentary on the churches and the societies in which he lived. Wickeri has made extensive use of Baker’s writings and other archival materials to provide a vivid picture of his life and work. Bishop Baker was instrumental in working for reconciliation after the 1967 riots, expanding the work of the diocese, and engaging Hong Kong with the wider world. In 1971, he opened a ne

Death and Life of Nature in Asian Cities explores the encounter between two processes that are unfolding in diverse patterns across Asia—the rapid urbanization of Asia across big cities, smaller towns, and the newest urban concentrations; and the contentious debates and novel schemes by which nature is figured and emplaced in cities and their conurbations. Contemporary Asian cities displace nature by causing its death and withering, but also embrace it through acts of renewal and the pursuit of sustainability. Contributors to this volume gather case studies from across Asia to address projects of urban greening and reimagining nature in urban life. The book illustrates how the intersection of urban growth and urban nature is a place rich with fresh ideas about urban planning, governance, and social life. This book illuminates a continuing process of discovery and regeneration through which urban natures may well be moving from taken-for-granted infrastructures to more consciously exper

～打造一個更好的妳～ ★逾100幅手繪解剖圖，介紹88種常見健身動作、近70條主要運動肌肉。 ★美國亞馬遜4.5星好評推薦。 【本書特色】 ◎以「健身評估測驗」評估女性個人身形體質，量身定製屬於妳的運動計畫 ◎超過100幅精美插圖，全面剖析88種專業健身動作訓練相對應之70條重要肌群。 ◎囊括「腹部、胸部、腿部、髖部」等6大部位，依「訓練目標」決定「訓練姿勢」。 【專業推薦】 ◎這是我一直在等待的一本書，為女性而寫的訓練參考書。我熱愛的瑜伽非常棒，也是現代女性減壓與調整情緒的大幫手，但女性的整體健康還需兼顧其他的面向：了解女性的身體構造、建立基礎的有氧、肌力訓練、徒手與器械的選擇、訓練方式與要點都在這本書裡被討論到了，不但可以作為了解運動科學與訓練的基礎，也能在此基礎之上與專業指導者對話與討論，更能因為了解訓練背後的原理而更適切的選擇自己所需要的練習，非常推薦給所有女性朋友們！ ——goddess yoga tw 心流旅程創辦人／vicky 老師 ◎Claire C.運動物理治療師 ◎「Flow with Katie 凱蒂瑜珈」頻道、「流動瑜伽的身心回正練習」作者／Katie ◎陽明交大領航物理治療所 共同創辦人、Kinetic Control國際講師／林維萱 ◎《瑜伽這檔事》作者、瑜伽老師／Phoebe 張以昕 近十年的研究已清楚表明，女性與男性有完全不同的生理結構和生命週期， 既是如此，女性運動方式應該和男性有所區別， 配合女性體格及生命週期，設計專屬的鍛鍊和運動計劃。 《女性運動解剖學》結合肌肉及骨骼手繪解剖圖， 全面剖析88種專業健身動作訓練相對應之70條重要肌群， 使女性能評估自己的身形及能力，以最精準的「訓練目標」和「訓練姿勢」， 量身訂製專屬健身菜單。 書中以圖解介紹88項伸展與體能訓練， 每項運都皆包含「運動說明」、「小祕訣」、「開始前的姿勢與準備」、「動作分析」、 以及此動作動員到的「主要穩定肌」。 較之於其他健身書籍，具有下列四大優勢： ①從非承重運動、重量訓練、運用健身器材到有氧運動，收錄能雕塑女性體態的基礎運動。 ②所有的運動都搭配詳盡解剖學插圖，說明運動使用了哪塊肌肉與正確的運動姿勢。 ③囊括了腹部、胸部、腿部、髖部、背部、肩部與手臂等6大部位訓練。 ④收錄各種健身評估測驗，讓妳可以依照自己的程度、體型和年紀，建立專屬的運動

本書是『工業4.0系列』的地理資訊技術之第一本書，書名：整合地理資訊技術之物聯網系統開發(基礎入門篇):An Introduction to the System Development of In-ternet of Thing integrated with Geographic Information Technology，主要是在工業4.0環境之中，需要一個雲端平台的來針對所有裝置資料進行儲存、分享、運算、分析、展示、整合運用…等廣範用途，上述這些需求，我們需要一個簡易、方便與擴展性高雲端服務。 筆者針對上面需求為主軸，以QNAP 威聯通 TS-431P2-1G 4-Bay NAS主機為標的物，開始介紹如何使用QNAP 威聯通 TS-431P2-1G 4-Bay NAS雲端主機，從資料庫建立，資料表規劃到網頁主機的php程式攥寫、資料呈現，在應用Google 雲端資源：Google Chart 到Google Map等雲端資源的使用到程式系統的開發，一步一步的圖文步驟，讀者可以閱讀完後，就有能力自行開發雲端平台的應用程式。 本文也使用讀者熟悉的Arduino或其他相容開發板，來進行微型系統開發的範例，希望讀這閱讀之後，可以針對物聯網、工業4.0等開發系統時，針對雲端的運用，可以自行建置一個商業級的雲端系統服務，其穩定性、安裝困難度、維護成本都遠低於自行組立的主機系統，省下來的時間可以讓讀者可以專注在開發物聯網、工業4.0等產品有更多的心力。 未來筆者希望可以推出更多的入門書籍給更多想要進入『工業4.0』、『物聯網』這個未來大趨勢，所有才有這個工業4.0』系列的產生。

“For this brief moment, the two sisters could be ‘together in heart and affection’, and through such letters bridge the distance of empire.” We often learn about the commerce, diplomacy, and military campaigns of the British empire without reference to the intimate side of life in these times—the development of self, the position of women, and the importance of family. In this book, the story of empire, so often told from a man’s perspective, is given a unique vantage point through Eliza Hillier’s letters to her younger sister, Martha. Written largely from Hong Kong, Shanghai, England, and Siam, the letters allow us to become a member of her family and follow the daily tribulations associated with the life of a young British woman in the port cities of Asia. We are thus able to share Eliza’s experiences as she leaves home to embark on married life, starts and raises a family, grieves at the abrupt and tragic loss of her husband, Charles Batten Hillier, and then sets about re-building

The context in which constitutional laws and human rights instruments are read is ever-changing, and this is particularly true for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. To understand the application of both national and local legislation and internationally recognized covenants, it is essential to be well acquainted with the documents themselves. Constitutional Law and Human Rights in Hong Kong—A Sourcebook is a one-stop resource for teaching, learning, and researching constitutional law and human rights in Hong Kong. As a handbook of teaching materials suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate studies, it is an indispensable tool for courses such as Hong Kong Constitutional Law, Basic Law, Public Law of Hong Kong, The Law of Human Rights of Hong Kong, International Human Rights Law, International Criminal Law, International Labour Law, Law and Gender, International Environmental Law, Business and Human Rights, and Discrimination Law. Moreover, it is equally useful for teachin

An individual’s health depends on their personal lifestyle and living conditions, which are influenced by a host of complex physical, social, and economic determinants. The same is true of organisational and community health. This book explains the Healthy Settings Approach as a means to define population and health standards as well as a framework to promote and evaluate health in daily living activities. The determinants affecting public health go beyond the availability and quality of healthcare, and a concerted effort from all sectors of the community is required to bring about sustained improvements. Using the Healthy Settings Approach to facilitate the “right to health”, this book argues that promoting health in multiple and varied settings concurrently will ensure healthy living throughout the community and, ultimately, the world. The author uses real life experiences from different countries, with a focus on Hong Kong, and discusses many initiatives that have been enacted (alth

亞馬遜4.7顆星評價！ 海豹部隊心理韌性的3大關鍵： 視困境為挑戰、對人生目標承諾、專注可控制事物！ 世界上沒有其他品格可以取代堅毅。 「天賦」不能──有才幹卻不成功的人比比皆是； 「天才」不能──被埋沒的天才處處可聞； 「教育」不能──世界充斥著受過教育卻被社會遺棄的人。 唯有堅毅和決心可以使人出類拔萃。 這本書的終極目的是為了讓人們了解是什麼能驅使我們在逆境中成長，我們如何培養心理韌性？每個人天生擁有的心理韌性會有多寡不同嗎？我們該如何讓心理韌性的收入大於支出？心理韌性會隨著時間自然而然學會嗎？還是我們需要特別訓練這項能力？ 這一切的解答很簡單：心理韌性就像我們的肌肉，你可以藉由專注、決心，加上這本書，強韌你的心智，去克服任何障礙，達成目標，稱霸戰場，活出精彩的人生。 作家推薦 「堅毅」是克服生命中的眾多障礙的關鍵點。這本書精彩地引領讀者使用可測量的方法，強化個人韌性，成為最好的自己。 ──馬克．歐文，《紐約時報》暢銷書《No Easy Day》、《No Hero》的作者 我非常推薦這本書給任何想要提升自己的人閱讀，利用實驗證實有效的克服逆境方法，面對人生和工作上的困境。 ──傑森．瑞德曼，前海豹部隊成員，《The Trident: The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader》、《Overcome: Crush Adversity with the Leadership Techniques of Americas Toughest Warriors》的作者 每個人的生命中都會遭逢打擊，比起接下來要做什麼，更重要的是如何去做，後者定義了我們自身及人格。格里森建議擁抱逆境、追求逆境。我很贊同！該是執行的時候了！ ──傑克．卡爾，《紐約時報》暢銷書《Savage Son》系列小說的作者 這是一本不囉嗦的教戰手冊，它賦予任何人將逆境轉化成優勢的能力，得以克服每一種挫敗，掌握自己的人生。格里森以海豹戰士和領導力專家的實戰經驗，將他的理念傳達給讀者。 ──貝佐斯．科連，Fit Body Boot Camp創辦人，《Man Up: How to CUT THE BULLSHIT and KICK ASS in Business (and in Life)》的作者

Revisiting the foundation of Chinese spiritual life, the prestigious historian Cho-yun Hsu seeks a way to connect Chinese culture with the world. This book is an insightful and lively discussion of the spiritual life of the Chinese people. Through investigation of cultural ideals and life practices, Professor Cho-yun Hsu constructs an original portrait of Chinese cultural values. Apart from the exalted subtleties of the scholarly elite, he pays much attention to everyday people’s daily practices and collective memory, seeking to clarify Chinese ideas concerning the universe, human life, and nature, from traditional times down to the present day. Professor Hsu contends the problems Western civilization is facing nowadays, including various crises of alienation and separation from nature, are ones that it lacks resources to solve. He believes Chinese humanistic culture might offer another way forward and be of benefit to the future of the world. ------------- A work of passionate hum

St. Stephen’s Girls’ College is one of the many schools run under the auspices of the Anglican Church in Hong Kong. Starting as a tiny missionary school for upper-class Chinese girls and their younger brothers, it has evolved into a large establishment, comprising kindergarten, primary and secondary sections, playing its full part in the public sector of education and now serving a complete socio-economic cross-section of the community. As one of the earliest schools for girls in the territory, St. Stephen’s played a significant role in the opening up of educational opportunities for Chinese girls. This book records the history and development of the school and is written for its 90th Anniversary, using much original source material. The author, who was head of the school for over thirty years, has set this history within the educational, social and political context of the times. This book will be of obvious interest to those who have a connection with the school: council members, t