- Bib ID:
- 8067000
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Welsh, Frank, author
- Edition:
- Revised edition.
- Description:
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- London : HarperCollins, 1997
- ©1997
- xvi, 624 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
- ISBN:
- 000638871X (paperback)
- Summary:
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In 1842, a 'barren island' was reluctantly ceded by China to an unenthusiastic Britain. But the new colony prospered from the outset and, in 1898, a further area was leased to Britain for 99 years. Welsh looks at Hong Kong's history from those early days.
- Notes:
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- First edition published 1993.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [602]-618) and index.
- Donated by Mr. John Withell, April 2019.
- Subject:
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- Copyright:
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