Sheriff of WAN Chai: How an Englishman Helped Govern Hong Kong in Its Last Decades as a British Colony
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In 1976, Peter Mann left a gloomy England for the last corner of the British empire: Hong Kong. As a police inspector, he commanded a sub-unit and led a district vice squad in Kowloon, before joining the colonial government's Administrative Service and working in the fields of transport, housing, security, environment and tourism. He also served as District Officer for Wan Chai. From raids on gambling dens to organising Governors' visits,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:9881376564
ISBN13:9789881376565
Release Date:September 2017
Publisher:Blacksmith Books
Length:248 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.6" x 8.4"
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