| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 248 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
Claimer; 1. Growing up in China; 2. Sojourn in Britain; 3. Arrival in Hong Kong; 4. In at the Deep End; 5. District Office Tai Po; 6. Towns in the Country; 7. The Big City; 8. The Heung Yee Kuk and Reservoirs; 9. People Moving; 10. Cultural Revolution; 11. City District Officers; 12. Typhoons, Sailing andLong Leaves; 13. New TerritoriesCommissioner; 14. Life Near the Top; 15. Overseas Posting; 16. Relations with China; 17. The Last Five Years; 18. Epilogue; Index |
| Summary |
The story is told as an autobiography, from growing up in China to the occasional brief occupation of the Governor's seat. In the early days, 'administration' was rather a grand word to describe the daily grappling with novel problems never before encountered |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
HKU Press digital editions |
| Subject |
Bray, Denis, 1926-
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| SUBJECT |
Bray, Denis, 1926-
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| Subject |
Politicians -- China -- Hong Kong -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY.
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Politicians
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Hong Kong (China) -- History -- Transfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95010000
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Hong Kong (China) -- Politics and government -- 20th century
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| Subject |
China -- Hong Kong
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789882201620 |
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9882201628 |
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962209550X |
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9789622095502 |
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