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- Feeling the Stones: Reminiscences by David Akers-Jones
- Book
- 2004
- Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
summary
This is a book for everyone with an interest in the recent history of Hong Kong and in an exceptional man who played a major part in that history as he ploughed a distinctive and individual, and sometimes controversial, path from District Officer to Acting Governor to Hong Kong Affairs Advisor.
Table of Contents
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- 1. Arrival
- pp. 9-12
- 2. The New Territory
- pp. 13-18
- 4. Yuen Long, 1962-1967
- pp. 35-50
- 5. Seeds of Reform
- pp. 51-60
- 6. The Cultural Revolution
- pp. 61-66
- 8. A Visit to China in 1973: FIFA
- pp. 75-86
- 10. Back to the Land
- pp. 91-96
- 11. Breaking Down the Fences
- pp. 97-104
- 12. The Expiring Lease
- pp. 105-112
- 13. 'Hong Kong People Ruling Hong Kong'
- pp. 113-120
- 14. Behind the Headlines
- pp. 121-126
- 15. Xiamen
- pp. 127-132
- 16. The Beginning of Negotiations
- pp. 133-144
- 17. Negotiations Concluded, 1983-1985
- pp. 145-150
- 18. Signatures and Celebrations
- pp. 151-156
- 19. Chief Secretary
- pp. 157-164
- 20. A Fresh Chapter Begins
- pp. 165-172
- 21. Light and Nuclear Power
- pp. 173-178
- 22. Loss of Sir Edward Youde
- pp. 179-184
- 23. The Walled City
- pp. 185-188
- 25. A New Home
- pp. 197-200
- 26. A Change of Life: 1989
- pp. 201-204
- 28. Sir David Wilson
- pp. 211-216
- 29. Another Voice
- pp. 217-228
- 30. The Years Between, 1992-1997
- pp. 229-234
- 31. Defamation and the 'Second Stove'
- pp. 235-238
- 32. Elections and the Second Stove Lights Up
- pp. 239-244
- 33. Countdown
- pp. 245-252
- 34. Settling Down
- pp. 253-262
- 35. Weather Report
- pp. 263-270
Additional Information
ISBN
9789882201316
Related ISBN(s)
9789622096554
MARC Record
OCLC
650591704
Pages
308
Launched on MUSE
2012-04-16
Language
English
Open Access
No
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