A History Of Hong Kong

Preface Preface to the Second Edition I Introduction II The European Traders at Canton, 1833-39 III The Birth of the Colony IV Unwilling Recognition V The Early Years of the Settlement, January 1841 to June 1843 VI Blue Print for a New Colony VII Early Government under Sir John Davis, 1844-48 VIII Social and Economic Conditions, 1841-47 IX Sir George Bonham, 1848-54 X Sir John Bowring, 1854-59 XI Sir Hercules Robinson, 1859-65 XII Social and Economic Conditions, 1848-65 XIII The Growth of a Public System of Education, 1841-65 XIV Sir Richard Graves Macdonnell, 1866-72 XV Sir Arthur Kennedy, 1872-77 XVI Sir John Pope Hennessy, 1877-82 XVII Social and Economic Conditions, 1865-82 XVIII Sir George Bowen and Sir William Des Voeux, 1883-91 XIX Sir William Robinson, 1891-98 XX The Development of the Educational System in the latter half of the Nineteenth Century XXI Social and Economic Conditions, 1882-98 XXII The New Territories XXIII Hong Kong in the Early Twentieth Century, 1898-1918 XXIV The Inter-War Years, 1919-39 XXV Defeat and Recovery XXVI New Administrative Patterns XXVII A Problem of People and the Rise of Industry XXVIII Hong Kong in the Modern World Bibliography Appendices: 1. List of Governors of the Colony of Hong Kong 2. List of Secretaries of State for the Colonies Glossary Index