The Hong Kong Legal System (Lo Stefan H. C.)(Paperback)

The Hong Kong Legal System (Lo Stefan H. C.)(Paperback)

This book provides an introduction to the legal system in Hong Kong. Understanding Hong Kong's legal system today requires both an understanding of the British origins of much of the laws and legal institutions as well as the uniquely Hong Kong developments in the application of the Basic Law under

Hong Kong Without Us: A People's Poetry (Project The Bauhinia)(Paperback)

Hong Kong without Us is a decentralized book of revolutionary poetry. Drawn directly from the voices of Hong Kong during its anti-extradition protests, the poems consist of submitted testimonies and found materials--and are all anonymous from end to end, from first speech to translated curation

City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong (Dapiran Antony)(Paperback)

A long-term resident and expert observer of dissent in Hong Kong takes readers to the frontlines of Hong Kong's revolution. Through the long, hot summer of 2019, Hong Kong burned. Anti-government protests, sparked by a government proposal to introduce a controversial extradition law, grew into a

A Concise History of Hong Kong (Carroll John M.)(Paperback)

John M. Carroll's engrossing and accessible narrative explores the remarkable history of Hong Kong from the early 1800s through the post-1997 handover, when this former colony became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The book explores Hong Kong as a place with a

City on Fire - the fight for Hong Kong (Dapiran Antony)(Paperback / softback)

The Hong Kong Protests and Political Theology (Pui-Lan Kwok)(Paperback)

A Modern History of Hong Kong: 1841-1997 (Tsang Steve)(Paperback)

This major history of Hong Kong tells the remarkable story of how a cluster of remote fishing villages grew into an icon of capitalism. The story began in 1842 with the founding of the Crown Colony after the First Anglo-Chinese war - the original 'Opium War'. As premier power in Europe and an

Architectural Guide Hong Kong (Meyer Ulf)(Paperback)

Hong Kong's location on the water, the high mountains and the narrow urban strip in between, its forced drive into the sky, have led to the development of the most breathtaking skyline in the world. This new architectural guide presents one hundred of Hong Kong's most interesting

The Scottish Legal System (Dewart Megan)(Paperback)

A course on the Scottish legal system is a compulsory part of undergraduate degrees in Scots Law. The Scottish Legal System sets out to present the 'legal system and law of Scotland as a unique and constantly changing human enterprise' and places the Scottish legal system in its broader political

Gelignite (Marshall William)(Paperback)

In the seamy Hong Bay district of Hong Kong, crimes of every shape and size are commonplace. But not letter bombs. Not till Mr Leung and Mr Ramaswamy are successively spread bloodily over the office walls.When Detective Inspector Spencer narrowly escapes becoming victim number 3, the Yellowthread

Tales of the Taoist Immortals (Wong Eva)(Paperback)

As a girl growing up in Hong Kong, Eva Wong heard and memorized many tales told to her by Hong Kong's finest professional storytellers, by actors on the radio, and by her grandmother. These popular tales of the Taoist immortals were also often dramatized in Chinese operas. The stories are of

The Borrowed (Ho-Kei Chan)(Paperback)

From award-winning Hong Kong writer Chan Ho-Kei, The Borrowed tells the story of Kwan Chun-dok, a Hong Kong detective whose career spans fifty years of the territory s history. A deductive powerhouse, Kwan becomes a legend in the force, nicknamed the Eye of Heaven by his awe-struck colleagues

Smith, Bailey & Gunn on The Modern English Legal System (Bailey Professor S H)(Paperback / softback)

Widely regarded as the leading work on this subject. Provides a lucid and wide #ranging account of the English Legal System covering the institutions, personnel and procedures, and the handling of case law and statutes. The text is accompanied by sample court forms, tables of essential statistics

Guide To The English Legal System - An Emerald Guide (Chadwick Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink (Wasserstrom Jeffrey)(Paperback)

VIGIL takes you to the frontlines of the battle for democracy in China, helping readers truly understand what's at stake, and how China rules. The story of Hong Kong's struggles can also bring into sharper focus issues associated with China's rise and the challenges of resisting authoritarian

Red Affairs, White Affairs (Nay Felicia)(Paperback)

Hong Kong -- a teeming city where ritual, religion, the spirits of the dead and the spirit of enterprise meet, sometimes clash. For Reini it's a home that sometimes is strange, sometimes familiar, a place of contrasts -- even her name: Reini to close friends, Kim to her colleagues. When she meets

Level 5: The Bourne Supremacy (Ludlum Robert)(Paperback / softback)

A Chinese politician assassinated in Hong Kong. Jason Bourne's name found at the scene...the killer has returned! Who's paying him and who will he kill next? But American officials know there never was an assassin called Bourne. So who is the impostor? How can he be

Umbrellas in Bloom (Ng Jason Y.)(Paperback)

The Umbrella Movement put Hong Kong on the world map and elevated this docile, money-minded Asian island to a model for pro-democracy campaigns across the globe. Umbrellas in Bloom is the first book available in English to chronicle this history-making event, written by a bestselling author and

Tears of the Dragon (Moran Jean)(Paperback)

A rich and erotically charged romantic saga, set in Kowloon and Shanghai, from the fall of Hong Kong in 1941 to the defeat of Japan in 1945. A sweeping, exotic historical saga for fans of Dinah Jefferies. One sultry evening in Kowloon, Dr Rowena Rossiter and Sister Alice Huntley are off-duty and in

Bleak House (Dickens Charles)(Paperback)

Charles Dickens's masterful assault on the injustices of the British legal system As the interminable case of 'Jarndyce and Jarndyce' grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by

His Excellency, Governor Wallace (Wilson Alexander)(Paperback)

The government of Hong Kong has been systematically defrauded of 100 million dollars, state secrets have been sold and funds embezzled. The people who have investigated the crimes have wound up dead, so the British Prime Minister asks Sir Leonard Wallace to take up the post of Governor of Hong Kong

Zhou Enlai: The Last Perfect Revolutionary (Wenqian Gao)(Paperback)

When Gao Wenqian first published this groundbreaking, provocative biography in Hong Kong, it was immediately banned in the People's Republic. Using classified documents spirited out of the China, he offers an objective human portrait of the real Zhou Enlai, the premier of the People's Republic of

Pocket Rough Guide Hong Kong & Macau (Travel Guide) (Guides Rough)(Paperback)

Discover these exciting destinationswith the most incisive and entertaining travel guide on themarket. You can take this handy, pocket-sized book out with you anywhere, anytime. Whether you plan toadmire theTian Tan Big Buddha, feast on seafood at TempleStreet Night Market or go pink-dolphin

Moon in the Glass (Vistonitis Anastassis)(Paperback / softback)

In November 2019, 30 poets from various countries will be in Hong Kong and ten cities in China afterwards to read their works based on the theme ''Speech and Silence.'' Anastassis Vistonitis has published twelve books of poetry, four volumes of essays, five travelogues, a book of short stories, and