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Foreword The appearance of this volume, the third in the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series, signifies a tremendous achievement by a large and dedicated group of people — not least the author himself, Geoffrey Emerson. Stanley Civilian Internment Camp is something most people have heard of but know very little about. This book goes a long way to redress that situation. Not only in Hong Kong, but in the United Kingdom and elsewhere this book is going to be very welcome. I am delighted that the Royal Asiatic Society, Hong Kong Branch, is able to make this possible. The publications in the Studies Series have been made possible initially by the very generous donation of seeding capital by the Trustees of the Clague Trust Fund, representing the estate of the late Sir Douglas Clague. This donation enabled us to establish a trust fund in the name of Sir Lindsay and Lady Ride, in memory of our first Vice President. The Society itself added to this fund, as have a number of further generous donors. The result is that we now have funding to publish books about Hong Kong’s history, culture and society that might otherwise not see the light of day. Furthermore, we were delighted to make an agreement with Hong Kong University Press to publish these books on behalf of the Society. The first in the series, Reluctant Heroes: Rickshaw Pullers in Hong Kong and Canton, 1874–1954 by Fung Chi Ming was published in 2005. The second in the series was published in 2007 — For Gods, Ghosts and Ancestors: The Chinese Tradition of Paper Offerings by Janet Lee Scott. The Trustees of the Ride Fund are actively working on further titles, all in various stages of progress. Robert Nield President Royal Asiatic Society, Hong Kong Branch January 2008 0d-Foreword(p.xvii).indd 17 1/11/08 1:08:09 PM Blank page.indd 31 10/29/07 9:58:28 AM ...

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