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Governors, politics, and the Colonial Office : public policy in Hong Kong, 1918-58 / Gavin Ure.

Author/creator Ure, Gavin
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoHong Kong : Hong Kong University Press ; London : Eurospan [distributor],
Descriptionx, 301 p. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from UPCC Books History 2012 Subject Collection
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Subject(s)
Series Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series
Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Governors, cadets, unofficials and the Colonial Office -- 3. The origins of policy, 1917-30 -- 4. Britain's influence over Hong Kong's policy, 1929-41 -- 5. Autonomy and the threat to sovereignty -- 6. Income tax and treasury control -- 7. Constitutional reform and its demise -- 8. Post-war housing policy and the British government -- 9. Squatter resettlement -- 10. Financial autonomy -- 11. Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary This book fleshes out the impact of political figures and how their actions, and inactions, affect various imperial or Hong Kong political and administrative affairs. The tendrils of Hong Kong's budding autonomy from the United Kingdom are identified and followed with attention paid to the various actors, including observing which actors fade in importance and which ones seize more of the stage.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [279]-286) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012501591
ISBN9789888083947 (hbk.)
ISBN9888083945 (hbk.)

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