Exactly what it says on the tin: Hong Kong's history from the year 1750 to the latest riots. Unfortunately, the book doesn't go into the motives that move governments to take Hong Kong, or the surrounding waters. Mostly, events are explained in a perfectly coherent way, but not more than that.
Although events and persons from the past are a big part of history, understanding the motivations that underlie these are in many ways more important, which often get disregarded in the book. Otherwise, the examinations of the Opium age, Boxer Rebellion, age of Kowloon (excellent chapter!) and modern times are well structured and written.
As satisfied as I am with the book, I don't recall much from it. Now I do understand Hong Kong better than before, but I can't explain how. What this book is about is explained, and excellently so - I do, however, believe that there is a better book out there going into more detail about the city and SAR of Hong Kong.
5/10
Awesome stuff
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