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Governors, politics, and the Colonial Office : public policy in Hong Kong, 1918-58 /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ure, Gavin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hong Kong, China : Hong Kong University Press, 2012.
Series:Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Colonial Office > Influence.
Political planning > China > Hong Kong > History > 20th century.
Hong Kong (China) > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Governors, cadets, unofficials and the Colonial Office
  • 3. The origins of policy, 1917-30
  • 4. Britain's influence over Hong Kong's policy, 1929-41
  • 5. Autonomy and the threat to sovereignty
  • 6. Income tax and treasury control
  • 7. Constitutional reform and its demise
  • 8. Post-war housing policy and the British government
  • 9. Squatter resettlement
  • 10. Financial autonomy
  • 11. Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.