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A Death in Hong Kong: The MacLennan Case of 1980 and the Suppression of a Scandal (2nd Edition)
Language: en
Pages: 554
Authors: Nigel Collett
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher: City University of HK Press

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In January 1980, a young police officer named John MacLennan committed suicide in his Ho Man Tin flat. His death came mere hours before he was to be arrested fo
Death in Hong Kong
Language: en
Pages:
Authors: Collett Nigel (author)
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Type: BOOK - Published: 1901 - Publisher:

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Outlaws of the Sea
Language: en
Pages: 269
Authors: Robert J. Antony
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-11-15 - Publisher: Hong Kong University Press

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In Outlaws of the Sea, Robert J. Antony provides a comprehensive account of the history of maritime piracy in coastal south China from the 1630s to the 1940s. H
Meiji Graves in Happy Valley
Language: en
Pages: 216
Authors: Yoshiko Nakano
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-11-15 - Publisher: Hong Kong University Press

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The Hong Kong Cemetery in Happy Valley is home to over 470 graves connected to the city’s Japanese population. Most of these graves belong to individuals who
My Dearest Martha: The Life and Letters of Eliza Hillier
Language: en
Pages: 508
Authors: Andrew Hillier
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-07-01 - Publisher: City University of HK Press

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“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 le