The Hong Kong Region 1850-1911: Institutions and Leadership in Town and Countryside

Contents

Contents List of Maps viii List of Plates ix Introduction to the Paperback Edition xi Preface 9 Introduction 11 Abbreviations 23 1. A General Account of the Hong Kong Region 25 2. The Community of Cheung Chau 56 3. The Community of Tai O 85 4. Shek Pik: A Multilineage Settlement of Cantonese Farmers 104 5. Pui O: A Linked group of Hakka and Punti Farming Villages 129 6. Ngau Tau Kok Village: A Newer, Specialist Settlement of Hakkas 151 7. Kowloon City and Kowloon Street: The Community Institutions of aYamen, Market, and Rural Subdistrict 163 8. Summary and Discussion 181 Postscript: The Nature of the Political Situation in 1898, and Its Relevance for Local Leadership Patterns 194 A Note on Weights and Measures 202 Notes 204 Glossary 243 Bibliography 249 Index 281 * The page numbering of the Preface (which starts on p. 9) and subsequent text follows that of the original edition. * ...