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Hong Kong is best known for shopping, bars and restaurants, and many newcomers miss out on its hidden treasures: the history, culture, and especially the open spaces of the New Territories. Easily reached by public transport, ancient temples, walled villages and bustling market towns carry on a lifestyle uninterrupted for centuries. This is some of the best walking territory anywhere, with unrivalled views, and all within reach of the urban areas. For a while Hong Kong seemed keen to demolish anything considered old. Buildings and districts in the city gave way to the sledgehammer in its haste to stay ahead in business, and cranes and construction noise are a way of life. But in recent times there are encouraging signs that built heritage is becoming something to treasure and respect. ... Read more

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Chapters: British nationality law and Hong Kong, History of British nationality law, Right of abode in Hong Kong, Citizenship of the European Union, British Overseas citizen, British Overseas Territories citizen, Commonwealth citizen, British subject, British nationality law and the Republic of Ireland, British protected person, Belonger status, Ireland Act 1949, British Nationality Act 1981, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, British Nationality Selection Scheme, British Nationality Act 1948, British Overseas Territories Act 2002, Sophia Naturalization Act 1705, British Nationality Act 1983, United Kingdom national, British Nationality Act 1772,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 161. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: British nationality law as it pertains to Hong Kong has been a unique situation ever since Hong Kong was created a British colony in 1842. With its beginning as a trading port to today's cosmopolitan international financial centre, the territory has attracted refugees, immigrants and expatriates alike searching for a new life. Citizenship matters were further complicated by the fact that British nationality law had always considered those born in Hong Kong to be British subjects, while the People's Republic of China-since its creation in 1949-has never recognised any type of British citizenship for those of Chinese descent. First, recognising British citizenship would imply the PRC and her predecessor Qing China validating the series of Unequal Treaties that ceded Hong Kong. Secondly, the PRC nationality law adopted in 1980 does not allow dual nationality. With the sovereignty transfer to the PRC imminent in 1997, both the British and the Chinese governments had been involved in over a decade of negotiations trying to bring about a smooth transition in the govern...http://booksllc.net/?id=2482897 ... Read more

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Chapters: History of Transport in Canada, History of Transport in Hong Kong, History of Transport in India, History of Transport in Ireland, History of Transport in the United Kingdom, History of Transportation in the United States, Pacific Scandal, History of Roads in Ireland, History of the British Canal System, History of California's State Highway System, History of Rail Transport in Ireland, History of Bus Transport in Hong Kong, Kamboja-dvaravati Route, Twyford Down, Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977, History of Turnpikes and Canals in the United States, Grand Trunk Road, Minister of Railways and Canals, Steamboats in Canada, Fuel Price Escalator, Roads to Resources Program, Tanga, Department of Railways and Canals, Mass Path. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 129. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: There have been routes and trackways in Ireland connecting settlements and facilitating trade since ancient times and the country now has an extensive network of public roads connecting all parts of the island. The first routes in Ireland were prehistoric trackways, some of which were later developed into roads suited for wheeled vehicles. Many of Ireland's minor roads may well have had their origin in pre-existing paths and trackways aligned in direct response to the physical environment. Traces of these evolved roads which developed over very long periods, frequently from tracks of the prehistoric period, are still evident. The routes of such roads usually followed the natural landscape, following the tops of ridges and crossing rivers and streams at fording points. Hikers at the junction of old trackways crossing the Blackstairs Mountains from Co. Carlow to Co. Wexford. Source: Kevin Higgins.There is almost no evidence that large roads were constructed in Ireland dur...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=21724363 ... Read more

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Commentary (music and lyrics not included).Chapters: I Am... Yours: an Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas, Made in Hong Kong, History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76, Live at Madison Square Garden, Where Death Is Most Alive, Europe 2009, Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 5. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas is a live CD, DVD, and Blu-ray by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. It was shot at the Encore Theater, Las Vegas, on August 2, 2009 during a stint of her worldwide I Am Tour. Footage from the release aired on ABC on November 26, 2009. The live album stayed for 8 weeks at the top of the United States Billboard Top Music Video chart, being certified 2× Platinum for shipment of over 200,000 copies. The DVD and Blu-ray feature the entire concert (split into three parts), as well as over twenty-three minutes of behind the scenes footage, while the two CD's include only the audio from the main performances. Disc 1 Total running time: 1:38:19 Bonus Feature: Total running time: 24:08 Disc 1 Disc 2 The live album became the best selling DVD in the U.S. from its first week. The second week, it fell to number 2, but climbed again to the top where it stayed for the next 7 weeks. On the 10th week on the chart, sales fell, managing only to peak at 6, but on its 11th week, the album climbed to 5. So far it has spent 10 weeks inside the top 5 (8 of them at the top). ...http://booksllc.net/?id=24706732 ... Read more

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Chapters: History of bus transport in Hong Kong, Public light bus, Kowloon Motor Bus fleet, MTR Bus, Kowloon Motor Bus fleet numbering, Bus services in Hong Kong, Rickshaw Sightseeing Bus, Network 26, Nanny van,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 54. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The history of bus transport in Hong Kong began with the introduction of the first bus routes in Hong Kong in the 1920s. Collection of KMB bus models, from past to present.Omnibus Transport in Hong Kong dates from the beginning of the last century. Several operators were managing a number of bus routes on both sides of the Victoria Harbour by the end of the 1920s. These included Kowloon Motor Bus, China Motor Bus, the Hong Kong Tramways (which served the Happy Valley area) and many more. In 1933, bus services were franchised. Rights were given to Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) on the North side, and China Motor Bus (CMB) on the Island. Other bus companies had to cease operations and their buses sold to the franchised operators. Records relating to the period before 1930s are scarce as they were mostly destroyed in the Second World War, but the surviving photographic and written evidence indicates that an extensive network of buses served both sides of the harbour. Some remote areas of the territory at the time, such as Yuen Long, Fanling and Stanley were also served. Buses of various British bus manufacturers, such as Leyland, Thornycroft and Daimler were present in significant numbers around the territory. During the occupation, the Japanese tried unsuccessfully to restore bus services to normal levels, due to an insufficient supply of fuel and spare-parts. The limited resources and buses available for service, was also responsible for the reduction in the total number of routes in service, as well as for the re-int...http://booksllc.net/?id=778856 ... Read more

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Every so often a work of history appears that radically changes our understanding of people, place and period. Chinese Christians is such a work. This book asks questions about Hong Kong that have never been asked before. It shows that the leaders of Chinese society had a far greater role in shaping early Hong Kong history than earlier historians had believed. It also demonstrates, for the first time, that Chinese society in early Hong Kong had coherence and continuity. "Chinese Christians" explores the lives of some 200 men and women who came into contact with Christian missionaries and who used their connections to achieve wealth and status.

By bringing them together in this book, Carl Smith has made a singular contribution to Hong Kong history. He has, perhaps more than anyone else, turned the field of Hong Kong history on its head.

This book is essential reading for anyone with a serious interest in Hong Kong’s history. In its focus on ordinary people and their lives, it is equally enjoyable and interesting for the lay reader, and its original approach of building from raw data on individuals provides a model of broader relevance for historians. ... Read more

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Chapters: 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 487. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Asian Financial Crisis was a period of financial crisis that gripped much of Asia beginning in July 1997, and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown due to financial contagion. The crisis started in Thailand with the financial collapse of the Thai baht caused by the decision of the Thai government to float the baht, cutting its peg to the USD, after exhaustive efforts to support it in the face of a severe financial over extension that was in part real estate driven. At the time, Thailand had acquired a burden of foreign debt that made the country effectively bankrupt even before the collapse of its currency. As the crisis spread, most of Southeast Asia and Japan saw slumping currencies, devalued stock markets and other asset prices, and a precipitous rise in private debt. Though there has been general agreement on the existence of a crisis and its consequences, what is less clear is the causes of the crisis, as well as its scope and resolution. Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand were the countries most affected by the crisis. Hong Kong, Malaysia, Laos and the Philippines were also hurt by the slump. The People's Republic of China, India, Taiwan, Singapore, Brunei and Vietnam were less affected, although all suffered from a loss of demand and confidence throughout the region. Foreign debt-to-GDP ratios rose from 100% to 167% in the four large ASEAN economies in 199396, then shot up beyond 180% during the worst of the crisis. In South Korea, the ratios rose from 13 to 21% and then as high as 40%, while the other northern Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC) fared much better. Only in Thailand and South Korea did debt service-to-exports ratios rise. Although most o...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=262233 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles!The History of Hong Kong in Imperial China began in 214 BC under the Qin Dynasty. The territory remain largely unoccupied until the end of the Qing Dynasty when Imperial China lost the region to the British Colony in the 19th century. The territory was first incorporated into China during the Qin Dynasty (221 BC - 206 BC). The first emperor in China, Qin Shi Huang sent Yam Hiuto occupy Guangdong, Guangxi and Guailin in 214 BC. Hong Kong is located in Nanhai Commandery and near the capital city Pun Yue. When the Qin became unstable in the north, Chiu To, a general succeeded Yam Hiu and declared independent state Nam Yuet (203 BC - 111 BC). The area was firmly consolidated under Nam Yuet. Unfortunately, the artifacts of these periods have not yet been found in Hong Kong. ... Read more

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The twenty-first century is frequently cited as the Asia-Pacific Century due to the phenomenal success of Asian countries over the last three decades. Nowhere has this been more visible than in Hong Kong which became the first Newly Industrialized Economy to enter the world's top ten trading communities in 1991.

This book describes the current state of information technology (IT) exploitation in Hong Kong and the role of IT in the rapid advancement of the Asia-Pacific region. It raises issues - such as the impact of politics, culture and societal growth on IT effectiveness - but does not try to provide all the answers, and is therefore of interest to both business and IT managers in global organizations or companies operating in cross-cultural settings. It is also invaluable for students of business, management and IT who will play a strategic role in the future development of the new global economy. ... Read more

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This volume analyses the evolution of a unique brand of politics in Hong Kong. It examines how a Crown Colony system responded to the demands made of it by its Chinese and British residents in the shadow of the often volatile politics of modern China. It covers a wide range of subjects, from constitutional changes to the development of an independent civil service, to the rise and fall of systematic bureaucratic corruption, to the emergence of a distinct political culture, and to the importance of China in Hong Kong politics. It also explains the basis of polotical stability in Hong Kong – how British imperial rule turned out to meet public expectations in the Chinese political tradition. ... Read more