Travellers' Tales of Old Hong Kong is a collection of sharply observed encounters and impressions, drawn from personal memoirs, letters and diaries. It spans more than a century — from the years before Britain took formal possession of Hong Kong to the time of the Japanese occupation.
Here are the exploits aim! escapades of some 70 men and women from around the world, set in Hong Kong and the neighbouring South Otitis coast. A recurrent theme in their often racy and humorous stories is the never ending battle of wits between Chinese and foreigners as they seek to address a host of East/Wesimisunderstandings.
These wide-ranging tales transport the reader from high society at Government House to low life in Canton jails, with a wealth of incident along the way. Vividly told, the Tales are by turns informative or astounding, moving or amusing, but always entertaining.
