| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 239 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; Foreword -- Chan Kin Por; Foreword -- Allan K.N. Yu; Preface -- Peter C.H. Tam; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Pioneer Insurers in the New Crown Colony: Canton and Union; Chapter 2 -- The Establishment and Development of the Chinese-Owned Insurance Sector; Chapter 3 -- Post-World War II Rejuvenation and Transformation; Chapter 4 -- The Rise of Hong Kong as an Insurance Centre and the Industry's Diversification; Chapter 5 -- The Formation and Evolution of Industry Supervision; Chapter 6 -- Changes and Innovations in the Market |
| Summary |
This is the first comprehensive history of Hong Kong's insurance industry, and argues its central importance in the economy. Typhoons, shipwrecks, fires, wars, political turbulence and unexpected events of all kinds provide a dramatic background to a fascinating survey |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Insurance -- China -- Hong Kong -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Insurance -- Risk Assessment & Management.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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Insurance
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China -- Hong Kong
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rao, Meijiao.
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Law, Violet, translator
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| ISBN |
9789888053537 |
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9888053531 |
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9888028707 |
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9789888028702 |
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