Project Gutenberg 2020-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 859 Gleason, Gene 1914 1987 Gleason, Eugene Franklin 63007957 Hong Kong Introduction -- Up from British barbarism -- An avalanche from the north -- Conflict and coexistence with two Chinas -- Industrial growth and growing pains -- High land, low water -- A new day for farms and fisheries -- Crime, power and corruption -- Two worlds in one house -- Rambling around the colony -- Shopping before dinner. E-text prepared by Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images digitized by the Google Books Library Project (https://books.google.com) and generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library (https://www.hathitrust.org/) "Hong Kong" by Gene Gleason is a historical account written in the early 1960s. This work delves into the complexities of Hong Kong's unique social, political, and economic landscape, particularly during its years as a British colony. The narrative explores the region's tumultuous history, encapsulating the conditions that have shaped its identity, conflicts, and transformations through various challenges including war, refugees, and governance. The opening of the book sets the stage for an in-depth examination of Hong Kong, highlighting its contrasting characteristics as a vibrant port amidst severe social inequalities. It begins with an introduction that underscores Hong Kong's value as a vital bridge between East and West, while painting a picture of the surge in the refugee population following the upheaval in China. The text portrays early British interactions with the local Chinese populace, their responses to colonization, and the challenges of survival in a region plagued by poverty and infrastructural issues, all of which laid the groundwork for the more detailed explorations and stories to come in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Hong Kong (China) -- History Hong Kong (China) DS Text Category: History - Other Category: History - British Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 660388 2025-06-24T14:00:25.208198 text/html 622884 2024-10-18T03:33:51 text/html 1596225 2025-06-24T14:00:33.589579 application/epub+zip 1601102 2025-06-24T14:00:26.752590 application/epub+zip 273703 2025-06-24T14:00:25.941114 application/epub+zip 1776171 2025-06-24T14:00:38.707549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1719975 2025-06-24T14:00:32.759609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396436 2022-09-28T04:19:21.013516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559577 2025-06-24T14:00:23.991141 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 539639 2024-10-18T03:33:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16677 2025-06-24T14:00:39.164562 application/rdf+xml 5988 2025-06-24T14:00:26.060105 image/jpeg 1621 2025-06-24T14:00:26.002082 image/jpeg 1498402 2025-06-24T14:00:25.310087 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog