Vol. 1, 1961

The Study of Asia: A Heritage and a Task (Inaugural Lecture, Prof. F.S. Drake). Birds of Hong Kong ("HK"). Flowers of HK. The Knight Errant in Chinese Literature (the "Robin Hood" - yu-hsia - figure in poems and stories, mostly from Ancient China). Tibet As It Was (before 1959). The Morrison Library (an English language library in Canton, then in HK, then at the University of HK to date, with some notes on interesting books in the collection). Buddhist Sources of the Novel Feng-shen Yen-I. Buddhist Organizations in HK. Chinese Burial Customs in HK. Notes on a Collection of Chinese Books Presented to the Royal Asiatic Society ("RAS") by Sir George Staunton in 1824.    (1961)

Vol. 2, 1962

Nestorian Crosses and Nestorian Christians in China under the Mongols. Currency Problems in a Cycle of Cathay (sycee, cash, and paper money in China before the last War). The Buddhist Career (stages in the ordination and progression of Buddhist monks). Chinese Seals. Some of China's 35 Million non-Chinese. The Pattern of Life in the New Territories ("NT") in 1898. Excavations at Man Kok Tsui on Lantau Island (Neolithic finds). A New Archaeological Site in HK (Kau Sai: Neolithic finds). Review Article "Britain and China" by Evan Luard. Preliminary Report on the Finds at Shek Pik (archeological finds of Sung porcelain and coins). Chinese Books in the Library of the RAS London.    (1962)

Vol. 3, 1963

Vol. 4, The Old Protestant Cemetery in Macau (description, with list of burials). The Development of Printing in China, and its Effects on the Renaissance under the Sung Dynasty. Flowers of HK. Recent Changes in the Chinese Language (from late c19, to adoption of simplified characters). The Old British Legation at Peking, 1860-1959 (history, description, plan). Cheung Chau 1850-1898: Information from Commemorative Tablets. European Navigation on the Yangtze (history from 1842 to the Last War). Kashmir Holiday (description of). Movement of Villages on Lantau Island for Fung Shui Reasons (in early c20). An Old Fort at Tung Chung on Lantau Island. A Note on the Names San On and Po On (the names of the county in which HK stands). What's Your Lingo? (origins of "lingo" in indo-portuguese dialects).    (1963)

Vol. 4, 1964

Journal of the Occurrences at Canton (transcript of the diary of W. C. Hunter on the Opium War troubles in Canton, with analysis). HK Before the Chinese: the Frame, The Puzzle and the Missing Pieces (the early history of HK, and its pre-Chinese peoples). Introduction to Chinese Painting. Peng Chau Between 1798 and 1899.  HK Butterflies. A Reconnaissance of Ma Wan and Lantao Islands, 1794 (undertaken as part of Macartney Mission, includes transcript of report). Review Article: Forke's Translation of the Lun Heng. A Collection of Chinese Books from the RAS now in the Library of Leeds University. The Tung Chung Fort. Some Notes on Tung Chung (mostly the c19 history of the fort). Loan-words in the Chinese Language (especially in Cantonese).    (1964)

Vol. 5, 1965

1839" (Vol. 3). A Map of the Pearl River Estuary (plea for such a map to be produced). Village Archaeological Discovery in and Around HK (mostly neolithic). Niah Cave, 1947-1964 (archaeological finds, palaeolithic). The Population of China (reprint of article from China Branch RAS Transactions, 1855). The Dialects of HK Boat People: Kau Sai. The Southern Sung Stone Engraving at North Fu-t'ang (Joss House Bay, HK, with transcript and translation). Piracy on the China Coast (mostly c19-20). The Chinese University of HK (background to its foundation). Review Article of "Government and People in HK 1841-1962: A Constitutional History". Additional Note on Article "Journal of Occurrences at Canton in Credit at Shek Pik, 1879-1895 (working of money-loan associations and loans from communal trust funds). A Ceremony to Propitiate the Gods at Tong Fuk, Lantau, 1958 (ethnographical description). The Tsang's Big House at Shatin (translation of newspaper article on Tsang Tai Uk, 1964).    (1965)

Vol. 6, 1966

A Plea for a Regional Approach to Chinese History: The Case of the South China Coast. The Five Great Clans of the NT (great families and their organization). Sino-Western Contacts Under the Mongol Empire. The Foreign Relations of Buddhism in Modern China (relations between Chinese and Japanese, Tibetan and SE Asian Buddhists, and with Christians, and others, especially 1911-1950). The Hanlin Academy in the Early Ch'ing Period (1644-1795). Old British Kowloon (village life in Kowloon south of Boundary Street 1861-1898). Words (mostly on Chinese for "peanut"). Some Loan-words in Cantonese (further to Vol. 4). A Note on Land Measurement and Tenant Rentals in HK (traditional measures of land and quantity - tau and tau-chung).     (1966)

Vol. 7, 1967

HK Mammals. The Travelling Palace of the Southern Sung in Kowloon (history of the last Sung Emperors in the HK area). Printing: a New Discovery (details of find of mid c8 printed text from Korea). Expansion and Extension in Hakka Society (life in 2 Shatin villages, concentrating on migration, and livelihood strategies, over last century). The China Coasters (river and coastal steamers, up to the Last War). Land and leadership in the HK Region of Kwangtung (the leadership qualities of non-gentry village leaders). A Notice of the Sanon District (reprint of article by Rev. Krone on the HK area, originally from China Branch RAS Transactions, 1858). Salt manufacture in HK (reprint of article by S.Y Lin, originally from The HK Naturalist, 1940, with details of manufacturing processes). Two Ming Cannon found in HK. The Chan Clan of Tseung Kwan O, NT (with details of two clansmen's biographies). Visit to Places of Interest on HK Island, 1 April 1967 (with notes on places visited).  (1967)

Vol. 8, 1968

Chinese Religion and Rural Cohesion in c19. The Hankow Steamer Tea Races. Notes on HK Libraries in the c19. Further Notes on the Sung Wong Toi (archaeological finds at, mostly Sung and 5 Dynasties). Being Caught by a Fishnet: On Fengshui in SE China (Fungshui, wealth, and livelihood strategies in 2 Shatin villages). Fan Lau and its Fort: an Historical Perspective. Plover Cove to Taipo Market: a Study in Forced Migration (following construction of Plover Cove Dam, 1966). Sun Yat-sen and Chinese History (Sun's use of history). Review Article on "Capitalism and the Chinese Peasant: Social and Economic Change in a Chinese Village", by J.M. Potter. Chinese Street Cries in HK (reprint of article originally from China Review 1873). Notes on Some Vegetarian Halls in HK belonging to the Sect of Hsien-T'ien Tao (The Way of Former Heaven). Jardine, Matheson & Co's First Site in HK. Research on Family Values and Culture Change in HK's Modern Chinese Novels. HK's First Government House. A Reaping Knife from Lantau Island, HK. The Tung Chung Fort (Lantau Island, HK) (further to Vols. 3 and 4).     (1968)  

Vol. 9, 1969

Chinese Unofficial Members of the Legislative and Executive Councils in HK up to 1941. Militia, Market and Lineage: Chinese Resistance to the Occupation of HK's NT in 1899. Tung Kwu Island: The Type Site of HK's Older Prehistoric Culture. King Mongkut and the Kingdom of Siam (especially on relations with UK). The Linguistic and Literary Value of Ming Dynasty "Mountain Songs". The Chinese Descent System and the Occupancy Level of Village Houses (how village houses are inherited, and why most village families own more than one house). Some Notes on Ethno-Botany in the NT of HK (plants and their uses to villagers). The Mapping of HK (new series of maps). The San On Map of Mgr. Volonteri (reprinted from Geographical Journal, 1969. A discussion of the oldest detailed western map of the HK area). Bethesda and the Berliner Frauenverein füér China (the first foundling home in HK). The Comet of 1532 (request for information). What Inspired Sir J. Bowring's Hymn? (probably not St Paul's at Macau). Books from the Victoria Library (further to Vol. 8). Early HK Libraries. Defence Wall at Pass between Kowloon City and Kowloon Tsai (description). Removal of Villages for Fung Shui Reasons: Another Example from Lantau Island, HK (further to Vol. 3). The Occupancy Level of Village Houses in the HK Region (further to article on the Chinese Descent System, above). A Pair of Pottery Covered Jars found at Shek Pik, Lantau Island (Ming). Kelly and Walsh (notes on history of this company).    (1969)

Vol. 10, 1970

More on the Yung-lo Ta-tien (Ming encyclopedia). Lord Elgin and the Taipings (British relations with the Taipings). HK Cadets, 1862-1941 (the senior cadre of HK Government officers). Aspects of HK Marine Fauna (the fish trade). A HK Butterfly. Chinatown in HK: the Beginnings of Taipingshan. Chinese Emigration and the Deck Passenger Trade (the coolie trade, and the reformed late c19, early c20 emigration trade). Removing Some Barriers to Comprehension: A New Look at Some Cantonese Expletives (notes on learning Cantonese, and on grammar in general). A British Maritime Chart of 1780 Showing HK (with identification of placenames). HK Before the British (reprint of article originally from T'ien Hsia Monthly, 1940-41, on the early history of the HK area). The J.O.P. Bland Papers (with brief calendar). Visit to Old Shau Kei Wan 24 May 1969 (with notes of places visited). Hemp (for rural clothing). Coach Tour of Eastern HK Island 18 Oct. 1969 (with notes of places visited). The San On Map of Mgr. Volonteri (further to Vol. 9). A Casualty of the Cultural Revolution (re-establishment in the NT of the destroyed Tin Hau Temple from Sha Tau Kok). Pile Houses at Tai O, Lantau Island, HK, 10 Jan. 1937.    (1970)

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