If you are looking for used hong kong paper money, or youre interested in purchasing a hong kong banknotes collection, shopping on ebay can help you get a fair deal. Circulated banknotes hong kong paper money for sale ebay. Conveniently pick up your card with a preloaded credit of hkd50100 at the hong kong international airport. Learn more about the fragrant harbours history and culture through different voices and stories, both real and imagined, by reading our literary picks, which include a wide range from classics to. By 1845, the population swells to about 25,000 and would continue to grow as chinese refugees fled china during the taiping rebellion of 18511864 not surprisingly, hong kong soon became a center for opium trade. This book is about the history of hong kong, from the earliest time that hong kong apepeople were known to exist. Octopus is an electronic payment system using a contactless smart card known as octopus which includes octopus cards and products. The flagship store can be found in the ifc mall on harbour view street. We have over 3 million books available for you to buy online, in thousands of categories and deliver to both hong kong and macau. A postcard mailed from hong kong in 1993 arrived in.
This book is about the history of hong kong, from the earliest time that hong kong apepeople were known to exist which is about 4000bc. This is because there arent a lot of women who have written books on the subject. Launched in september 1997 to collect fares for the territorys mass transit system, the octopus card system is the second contactless smart card system in the world, after the korean upass, and has since grown into a widely used payment system for all. The history and principles of chinas most explosive martial art. Victoria peak even its name evokes early hong kong history can no longer be seen from every place in hong kong. Now in its 20th year, this is the place to come to find the unexpected. I think there is definitely room for more scholarship and writi. Hong kong history history of modern hong kong started at the beginning of xix century. The book explores hong kong as a place with a unique identity, yet also a crossroads where chinese history, british colonial history, and world history intersect. This means that, no matter whether your mobile device uses android or ios, you can get easy, instant access to a wide range of octopus services as a registered user of octopus app, enabling you to manage both your octopus card and o. Octopus cards limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of octopus holdings limited. About 2030 years ago, when postcards were still widely used, i had a deal with a friend that wed send each other the least attractive postcards we could find. A collection offered by sino united electronic publishing ltd. These banknotes trace their history to the mid18th century when hong kong was under the influence of the british empire.
Carroll concludes by exploring the legacies of colonial rule, the consequences of hong kong s reintegration with china, and significant developments and challenges since 1997. Fiction or nonfiction they should transport the reader to an era during hong kongs development to help us understand the islands fascinating history. One was a tour about hong kong and chinese relations. Under licence from the hkma, three commercial banks issue their own banknotes for general circulation in the region. Tonight the lights of the great city of hong kong, out of sight on the north side of the islands spine, illuminated a low deck of stratus clouds with a dull glow. History of hong kong wikibooks, open books for an open world. Thankfully for me, my fathers elder sister went to the trouble of picking up my father and i an octopus cards each from the local mtr station, and added some money to it.
About the card replacement programme octopus hong kong. Now explore hong kongs rich history and colourful characters through these 10 books that everyone should read about hong kong, set in hong kong. Living in taiwan its quick and easy to take trips to hong kong, and since i do that a few times a year i decided to start sharing my experiences in hong. During the first opium war, china cedes the island of hong kong to the british with the signing of the chuenpi convention, an agreement seeking. Hong kong time line chronological timetable of events.
Best fiction and nonfiction books, novels and memoirs that take place primarily in the city of hong kong. The approach seems balanced, and it is obvious when in a few places tsang takes positions which he realises are disputed. Get going immediately with hkd50100 of preloaded credit on your octopus card. Octopus card for children hong kong message board tripadvisor. Suep through the hyread ebookplatform, comprising chinese books that are mainly published in hong kong, covering children books for paired reading, literature and fiction, as well as books on business and economics, household knowledge, social sciences, technology and medicines, language. Top 10 books set in hong kong china holidays the guardian. Prior to the octopus card, hong kong s mass transit railway mtr adopted a system to recirculate magnetic plastic cards as fare tickets when it started operations in 1979. Welcome to the largest online bookstore in hong kong. I read this a couple of years ago and thought it was pretty good.
I was in hong kong for four days and i felt i did a lot. The card can also be used online with compatible nfc devices. Conveniently ride the mtr, bus, ferry, coach, and tram with just a tap of your hong kong tourist octopus card. Rather apologetic on the british side, but if youve read plenty of other books condemning the opium wars, this is an impressive, thorough history that provides a bit of balance but read with a pinch of salt. The onloan octopus is available at all hong kong metro mtr stations, including the airport. You can view a list of all subpages under the book main page not including the book main page itself, regardless of whether theyre categorized, here. Simply place the card over a reader and the payment will be automatically deducted from the stored value. Imho the octopus card is absolutely indispensable for a trip to hong kong if you are planning on using public transport we bought ours at the airport and used it from the first minute catching the a22 to our hotel. A multicultural hub bustling with possibility and promise, hong kong has become a centre for creativity and a source of inspiration. Whilst the government endeavours to ensure the accuracy of the governments information on this site, no express or implied warranty is given by the government as to.
Epilogue to an empire, by jan morris, history of hong kong, by g. All first generation onloan octopus the card numbers of which have no brackets for the last digit will be divided into different batches with respective dates when they will become invalid. Jan morris, hong kong 1997 in its last days under british rule, jan morris explores hong kongs complex past, present and future. History in the very long scale of history, hong kong as we know it today has existed for a mere blink of an eye. For fulllength books on the areas history and culture, try hong kong. This category contains pages that are part of the history of hong kong book. But there was a lot going on in the region before that wintry morning in 1841 when a contingent of british marines clambered ashore and planted the union flag on the western part of hong kong island, claiming it for the british crown. A refund handling fee will be charged if you return. The sold tourist octopus card has an iconic hong kong design, making it an ideal souvenir that can be used again when you come back. But from the outset the new colony prospered, its early growth owing much to the energy and resourcefulness of opium traders, who soon diversified in more respectable directions. The issue of banknotes of the hong kong dollar is governed in the special administrative region of hong kong by the hong kong monetary authority hkma, the governmental currency board of hong kong. Lovers of art with a hong kong touch will revel in the selection at asia one books, which publishes and distributes books on the citys developing art scene.
If secondhand books are your thing, then enjoy the great selection youll find nestling alongside new prints at flow. Your credit card or paypal account will be charged. Octopus card is secure, highly durable and reliable. See more ideas about hong kong, kong, octopus card. Hong kong has a thriving industry of independent publishers. Hong kong collectors society brings citys past into focus. It was introduced in 1997 as a payment method on the mtr.
Hong kong paper money is produced by three different banks. The hong kong octopus card is the most covenient way to travel, dine, and shop in hong kong. Despite the unattractive card, in real life it was famed for its beauty. Some of the manhua that mirrored the early struggles of the transitional political and war periods were the true record and renjian pictorial. The top ten books set in hong kong time out hong kong.
To explain the situation in hong kong in great detailits history with china, what provoked hong kong people, and what comes nextive curated a list of five books that go deep and beyond about the topic a note on diversity. I did a couple tours, which were pretty different than some of the normal tours i did. The final phase of first generation onloan octopus replacement has started. A modern history of hong kong is clearly written and easily read. A modern history of hong kong my perception is that there arent many good indepth histories of hk in english. Buy hong kong tourist octopus card for travel, shop and.
Tsang offers a mix of narrative and analysis, and covers social and economic history as well as politics. These felt like they focused less on the sightseeing and more on the behind the scenes story about hong kong. This history of hong kong from its occupation by the british in 1841 to its return to chinese sovereignty in 1997 includes the foundation of modern hong kong. At the airport express mtr station or ticket counters. Cnnan illinois woman is hoping to solve a 26yearold mystery after a postcard from hong kong arrived in her mailbox last week. In a new popup bookstore in central hong kong, open on february 16 and 17, amnesty international will sell more than 1,000 books with blackedout passages to. Concessionary child fare is automatically deducted from the credit balance on the card. Discover the best hong kong history in best sellers. I am taking my 10 year old daughter to hkg shortly. Historical hong kong this is a list of historical novels, memoirs and nonfiction books set primarily in hong kong throughout the centuries to present day. Several of the essays compare hong kong to other asian cities, including singapore, shanghai and macau. Various facets of life in hong kong are depicted in the extensive archives of over 14,000 historical photographs and postcards dating from the. It is applicable to octopus card with a 9digit number only eight digits plus one single digit inside the brackets.
Sun yatsen established the republic of china in 1911 using hong kong s manhua to circulate antiqing propaganda. Its not obvious why a tourist would want this card, but jubilee road was actually a popular destination. History of hong kong lonely planet travel information. There are nine dymocks stores in the hong kong region. Qualifying age for senior concessionary fares on public transport is 65 except for citybus which also allows half fare concessionary for age 6064 on hong kong island but not cross harbourroutes but only accepts personalised octopus card not a practical option for most visitors for 6064 age concession. If a page of the book isnt showing here, please add text bookcat to the end of the page concerned. For the rest of my trip i continued using my octopus card around hong kong, checking the account balance on the ticket gates when. Established in 1994 under the name of creative star by the major transportation companies in hong kong, octopus cards limited is the operator of the octopus system and the issuer of octopus. Born in hong kong, jason y ng was educated abroad and worked briefly as a lawyer in.
Octopus can be used to make payments on public transport and at a wide range of retailers and facilities. Even more glaring is the omission of the several wellproduced books of early hong kong photographs published by hong kongs formasia books limited. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Endacott, foreign mud, by maurice collin, borrowed time, borrowed place, by richard hughes, or chinese gods, by johnathan chamberlain. The first thing you will see when you walk into the hong kong museum of history is a few old rocks.
When the british arrived, hong kong island had a population of about 3,650 scattered around twodozen villages. It is more than a city actually, being an archipelago of. Octopus a must have accessory in hong kong the octopus card is a contactless smart card, and is mostly used to pay for rides on the mtr, buses, minibuses, ferries, trams and on a few taxis equipped with octopus readers. Another of the territorys railway networks, the kowlooncanton railway kcr, adopted the same magnetic cards in 1984, and the stored value version was renamed common stored value ticket. As chinas xi jinping consolidates power, owners of hong kong bookstores trafficking in banned books find themselves playing a very dangerous game. Dine and shop at a wide range of stores to make best use of your card reloadable up to hkd1,000. Its fascinating history has been documented through photography ever since from its rapid expansion as a crown colony to its handover to china in 1997 and its present status as. The world of kong is a flawless book, created by the ever talented weta workshop who created the special effects for king kong and the lord of the rings movies and forwarded by none other than peter jackson, the book is a complete and riveting guide to the world of skull island. The museum has built up a collection of over 70,000 items on local history, which illustrates the development of hong kong from its early days.
On my last trip to hong kong i did the same thing as every local resident, and picked up an octopus card so that i could travel around the city by public. Today, more than 35 million octopus cards are in circulation, with over 95% of people in hong kong using octopus cards to travel, shop and dine without the hassle of cash. And, as you explore the citys colourful heritage, youll discover stories of powerful clans. In 1842 a barren island was reluctantly ceded by china to an unenthusiastic britain. Which is why hong kong is under attack by the chinese communist party. The band at the party on the floor below this one was playing an old american pop hit. If you are holding a first generation onloan octopus card no brackets around the last digit of the card number, you can replace it at the octopus service points located at designated mtr stations and shopping malls free of.
The octopus card is a reusable contactless stored value smart card for making electronic payments in online or offline systems in hong kong. Today, its membership is still predominantly male but made up mostly of hong kong chinese. If i buy an iventure card and want to collect it from the airport collection point arrival longue a, will i be able to go backward to take a ferry to macau from the airport collection point. However, the history of the more than 1,100 square kilometres that hong kong now occupies predates the events of the qing dynasty by more than a thousand years. The information provided by the government of the hong kong special administrative region the government on this website the governments information is for reference only. A resident of stanley, she was inspired to write her first book, the dragons back 2007, after seeing. Pages in category novels set in hong kong the following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. The best nonfiction books about hong kong you should read. Mtr station facilities,mtr wifi services,mtr atm service,einstant bonus terminals,public toilets in mtr stations,mtr facilities for passengers with disabilities,facilities for visually impaired passengers,facilities for hearing impaired passengers,facilities for mobility impaired passengers,station concourses,customer service centres,information centres. Hong kongs demands for liberal freedoms and its distrust of beijing shame xi and his propagandists. What are the best books about hong kong history and. Since its establishment in 1975, the hong kong museum of history has made strenuous effort in collecting and preserving cultural objects which are closely related to the history of hong kong and the south china area. Another hong kong book store closes in wake of chinas. Island named as hong kong didnt represent anything special about itself before the moment when its became the first british possession in china.
Hong kong, grumbled palmerston, will never be a mart of trade. They look neat, sure, but they are not our focus here. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. At this hong kong bookstore, amnesty international sells. This is an article i wrote for reading matters, the inshop newsletter published by bookazine, last month.
Its not obvious why a tourist would want this card, but jubilee road was actually a popular. This view from 1900s hong kong would have been a fine contender. How to get published in hong kong blacksmith books. One of the counters is right after baggage collection. Kim draper told cnn she thought the postcard was just delivered to. Hong kongs environment is also a recurrent theme in barrister theadora whittingtons books. We charge by the weight of the order and not by the number of books. Also written by jason y ng, hong kong state of mind is a collection of 37 sharpeyed essays about hong kongs unique idiosyncrasies, including its food, politics, society and culture. History of hong kongabout this book wikibooks, open books. They began with just 10 members and, unusually for that time, comprised a fair mix of chinese and europeans.
Hong kong bookstore online bookstore serving hong kong. Hong kong was first captured on camera when the british arrived to lay claim to its fragrant harbour in 1841. True stories of adventure, miracles, and evangelism from china. History of hong kongabout this book wikibooks, open. Our fair city is a director s favourite when it comes to needing an exotic locale to. I have two adult ocopus cards still in credit from a trip last year, however i see that there is a childrens card available.
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