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Akers-Jones, David.

Feeling the stones : reminiscences / by David Akers-Jones. - Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2004. - 1 online resource (xiii, 278 pages, [16] pages of plates) : illustrations

Foreword; Preface; Prologue; 1 Arrival; 2 The New Territory; 3 Tsuen Wan and the Islands, 1959-1961; 4 Yuen Long, 1962-1967; 5 Seeds of Reform; 6 The Cultural Revolution; 7 Principal Assistant Colonial Secretary (Lands); 8 A Visit to China in 1973: FIFA; 9 China and FIFA: The End of Waiting; 10 Back to the Land; 11 Breaking Down the Fences; 12 The Expiring Lease; 13 'Hong Kong People Ruling Hong Kong'; 14 Behind the Headlines; 15 Xiamen; 16 The Beginning of Negotiations; 17 Negotiations Concluded, 1983-1985; 18 Signatures and Celebrations; 19 Chief Secretary.

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ISBN: 9789882201316 9882201318

Source: 22573/ctt2bq2ds JSTOR

Subjects--Personal Names:
Akers-Jones, David.
Akers-Jones, David.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Government executives--China--Hong Kong--Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.
HISTORY.
HISTORY--Asia--China.
Employees.
Government executives.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Hong Kong (China)--Officials and employees--Biography.
Hong Kong (China)--History--20th century.
China--Hong Kong.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History
Biography.

LC Class. No.: DS796.H753 / A3 2004eb

Dewey Class. No.: 951.2505092