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Title: |
Sheriff of Wan Chai |
| Sub-title: |
How an Englishman Helped Govern Hong Kong in its Last Decades as a British colony |
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| By (author): |
Peter Mann |
| ISBN10-13: |
9881376564 : 9789881376565 |
| Illustrations: |
colour photos |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
215x140mm |
| Pages: |
244 |
| Weight: |
.300 Kg. |
| Published: |
Blacksmith Books (HK) - November 2016 |
| List Price: |
10.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
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| Subjects: |
Memoirs : Asian history : Hong Kong |
| In 1976, Peter Mann left a gloomy England for the last corner of the British empire: Hong Kong. As a police inspector, he commanded a sub-unit and led a district vice squad in Kowloon, before joining the colonial governments Administrative Service and working in the fields of transport, housing, security, environment and tourism. He also served as District Officer for Wan Chai. From raids on gambling dens to organising Governors visits, his work involved him in all levels of Hong Kong society. Manns memoir is an anecdotal, historical and racy account of Hong Kongs last decades as a British colony and the colourful story of a young Englishman in the twilight of empire. |
| Table of Contents: |
| England; Arrival in Hong Kong; Asia’s Finest; China; Her Majesty’s Overseas Civil Service; Lower Albert Road; Pearl of the Orient; Sheriff of Wan Chai; Twilight of the Brits; Back in the Motherland; A Buddhist Interlude; Pride of Lions, Blaze of Dragons. |
| Reviews: |
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"Hong Kong is one of the most intriguing places in the world and its modern history is endlessly fascinating. This book is a highly readable addition to the canon of memoirs which illuminate the period." -- Rachel Cartland, author, "Paper Tigress"
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