by Jan Morris

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ISBN-13: 9780679724865
ISBN: 0679724869
Edition: Reprint
Publication Date: 1989
Publisher: Vintage

AUTHOR

Jan Morris

SUMMARY

Combining firsthand reportage with exemplary research, Morris takes readers from Hong Kong's clamorous back alleys to the luxurious Happy Valley racecourse, where taipans place their bets between sips of champagne and bird's nest soup. Morris chronicles the exploits of traders, pirates, colonists, financiers, and shows how their descendants view the prospect of reunification with the Chinese mainland. What emerges is an epic tableau, vastly informed and pungently evocative.Jan Morris is the author of 'Hong Kong', published 1989 under ISBN 9780679724865 and ISBN 0679724869.

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