Hongkong - 1841 to 1941
(give or take a few years..)
A unique place at a time now slipped from memory.
Stories of the people who lived and worked here - British, Chinese, Irish, Portuguese ....
Bringing to life some of the social history of Hongkong's colonial past through the tales and documents they left behind.
Women, Crime and
the Courts:
Hong Kong 1841-1941
published by BlacksmithBooks
November 2020.
ISBN 978-988-79639-8-1
more information here
NEXT SATURDAY
On 31st October, the 2020 conference of the Naval Dockyards Society. Postponed from April, this will be online. My paper, "Out of the Shadows: The Police Force of Hong Kong's Royal Naval Dockyard" will be at 12.25. With a focus on Naval Dockyards around the Indian Ocean, the day has promises many interesting papers. Programme and joining details here.
October 2020
Click on the SS Devanha to explore old Hongkong
