Vol. 31, 1991

Business Networks and Patterns of Cantonese Compradors and Merchants in c19 HK. Private Patronage of Scholarship and Learning During the Mid-Q'ing: Ruan Yuan and the Scholars around him. The Chinese Experience: Sino-American Arts Exchange, 1972-1986. Chinese Funerals: A Case Study (a study of funeral practice in contemporary HK). Guerilla Training, Maymyo 1941 (continuation of diary extracts, as in Vols. 29-30). A Brief Account of Early Post-War HK Archaeological Activity. A Short History of the Heude Museum, 1858-1952 - its Botanist and Plant Collector (the Muséée Heude, at Aurora University Shanghai, and its Research Offciers). A Chinese Memorial Hall dedicated to Wang Te-lu, a Clan Hero (at Tai Pao, Taiwan). A Note on Hong Kong's Wildlife. To Become an Adult (description of Tanka ritual held before a girl is married). The Re-occupation of Hong Kong, August 1945 (an eye-witness account). (1996)

Vol. 32, 1992

A Jersey Adventurer in China: Gun Runner, Customs Officer, and Business Entrepreneur and General in the Chinese Imperial Army, 1842-1919 (the life of General William Mesny, with notes omn Mesny's Miscellany, a chronology of his career, and detailed notes on the campaign against the Miao, 1868-1871). Behind the Front Lines in Burma, the Marches of the Salween Border 1942-1944 (a continuation of the series of extracts as in Vols. 29-31) A Peek Backwards into the Jewish Community of Shanghai. Old Chinese Graves from the Tsuen Wan District of Hong Kong's New Territories. An Exploratory Study of Pingshan, a Hakka Village Cluster to the East of Shenzhen. Growing Up in China (personal memoirs of Mr D.C. Bray on his childhood in China, 1926-1939, especially in Fatshan and at school in Chefoo). Bandits in the Siu Lek Yuen Yeuk (c19 Sha Tin in the NT). First meeting of the Warring States Working Group, University of Massachusetts (note).  (1996)

Vol. 33, 1993

The Concern of a Nation's Face: Evidence in the Chinese Press Coverage of Sports. The Lady Doctor's Warm Welcome: Dr Alice Sibree and the Early Years of HK's Maternity Service 1903-1909. The Fukienese [Min-Nan] Cults: Pao-sheng Ta-ti, Ch'ing-shui Tsu-shih and San P'ing Tsu-shih. The Lowson Diary: A Record of the Early Phases of the Bubonic Plague Epidemic in HK 1894. Eastern Peace: Sha Tau Kok Market in 1925 (the economic and social life of a market on the edge of the NT). Reflexivity in Research and a Question of Culture (a personal account of an exploration into cultural identity and self-awareness resulting from the process of doing research). Tales of a Venerable Chinese Gentleman (reminiscences of an elderly Chinese of his childhood). Taking a Godson (description of traditional adoption rituals and practices). Visits [of the RAS] to the Swire Institute of Marine Science at Cape D'Aguilar 1993 and 1994.  (1996)

Vol. 34, 1994

The German Speaking Community in Hong Kong 1846-1918 (history of all German speaking firms and institutions in Hong Kong: see also Vol. 15). Foreigners and Fung Shui (Reactions of non-Chinese to Fung Shui in Hong Kong, predominantly in recent years). The Taking of Chapu, May 1842 (An incident in the First Anglo-Chinese War). The RAS, HK Branch (A brief history, and reminiscences of the Branch and its Journal, with descriptions of various visits made by the Branch, and other notes on the Branch's practices). The Study of Local History in HK: A Review (A brief history, and notes on the present position, and institutions involved). Notes on Cheung Pao Tsai (An eighteenth century pirate of the area). A Short Biography of Lai Chun Bun (A military officer, for 16 years in charge of the Kowloon garrison, one of the founders of the Fong Pin Hospital, Cheung Chau). Yet More on the Man the Emperor Decapitated (further to Vols 28 and 29). Earth God and Village Shrines in the NT (Earthgod Shrines and their Fung Shui significance). Special feature: An English Bibliography for China Studies.   (1997)

Vol. 35, 1995

Chinese Customary Law in HK's NT: Some Legal Premises (A report originally written in 1962 for internal Govt. use). The Peking Opera (A general summary). An Outline of the Urban Development of Sai Ying Pun in the c19. The Emperor in the Village: Representing the State in S. China (Legends, practices, rituals, state control of monasteries etc, political developments in the area, with analysis). China Coast Pidgin English. The Use of Hill Land for Village Forestry and Fuel Gathering in the NT of HK. Life on the Fringes: The Biology of Mangroves and the Role they play in HK. The Macintosh Cathedrals (A brief history of the Police Border Observation Posts). Singapore's Disappearing Temples and the Decline and Apparent Demise of a Popular Religion Cult (Qixing Dadi). Two groups of Chinese Deities Rarely Seen on Chinese Altars (The Six Patriarchs of Buddhism, The Seven True Ones of Taoism). The Chinese Labour Corps in the First World War: Labourers Buried in France. Experiences as a War Crimes Prosecutor in HK.   (1997)

Vol. 36, 1996

Traditional Life in the NT: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses (A study of the social, economic, and demographic evidence of traditional village society in the NT to be got from the Censuses). From Langming Ordination names to Gongming Imperial Degrees: Study of a Hakka Religious Practice and its Decline. John Fryer's Early years in China, III: Account of Three Day Excursion on the Mainland of China (further to Vols 29 and 30). The Hou-wang Cult and Tung Chung's Communal Culture. A Study of the Objectives of Church Involvement in Education as Perceived by the Various Protestant Denominatiopns in HK. Business Involvement in Politics: Overseas Returned Chinese, HK Compradores, and the Canton Government, 1911-1924. Traces of Houtu's Cult in HK. The Han Lin Academy and a Chinese Deity (Note on the Academy, and on a shrine seen on the backstage of a Chinese opera matshed, to a deity connected with the Academy, with request for information). Impermanence of Images in Chinese Popular Religion temples. Supplicating the Deities in Mainland China's Temples (current practice). Distribution of Temples on HK Island as Recorded in 1981. The Sepulchral Urn of Martim Afonso de Melo in Santarem (one of the first Portuguese to arrive in China). Past Presidents of the RAS, HK Branch. Logo of the RAS HK Branch.   (1998)

Vol. 37,  1997

The Dickinson Report: An Account of the Background to, and Preparation of the 1966 Report of the Working Party on Local Administration.  The craft of the Bamboo Scaffolder.  The Yang Family of Generals.  Negotiating the Transfer Practice of Housing in a Chinese Lineal Village.  A Look Back-Civil Engineering in Hong Kong, 1841-1941.  A Collection of Rare Photographs of Early Civil Engineering Projects in Hong Kong.  A Brief History of  Reclamation in Macau.  The Royal Asiatic Society and Heritage Education. Are the Tanka People Descendants of Mongol Soldiers?  Easter, 1997 in Shanghai: Notes on the Visit by Members of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.  Visit by Members of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society to Huizhou, November, 1997.  Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society: Possessions on Permanent Loan to Other Institutions.  Honorary Members of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.

Vol. 38, 1998-99

Laughter Across the Great Wall-A Comparison of Chinese and Western Humour.  Images of Sinicised Vedic Dieties on Chinese Altars.  Weapons of the China Wars.  Naturalist, Author, Artist, Explorer and Editor, and Almost Forgotten President: Arthur de Carle Sowerby, 1885-1954, President of the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1935-1940.  Xu, the Taoist Perfected Lord Xu Zhenjun, the Protective Deity of Jiangsi Province.  Plum Puddings and Sharp Boys, “One Touch of Nature Makes the Whole World Kin”:  An Analysis of the China Coverage in the Illustrated London News, 5 January to 23 September, 1861.  The Deification of Heroes Following the Struggle by the Vassal State of Chou to Overthrow the Shang Dynasty.  Temples Arise from the Ashes of Revolution.  The District Watch Force.   Hong Kong (from the Notes of a Russian Traveller), translation of an article written by Iosif Antonovich Goshkevich in 1871.  Hong Kong, translation from a book chapter written by Ivan  Alexandrovich Goncharov in 1853.  The Story of Stanley Fort.  The Story of Gun Club Hill Barracks.  First World War Labour Corp Cemeteries in Flanders.  The American Soldier of Fortune Frederick Townsend Ward: Honoured and Revered by the Chinese with a Memorial Temple.  Sir Ralph Moore and the ‘Benin’ Cannon of the British Museum and the Royal Armouries.  Photographs from the Hong Kong 1906 Typhoon contributed by Victoria Brown.  Arnold Graham, 1905-1996.  Translated letter from the Bishop of the Philippines to the King of Spain dated 1584.  The Drunken Dragon Dance and the Tam Kong (Tam Kung) Festival: Notes on the RAS HK Visit to Macau, May 1997.  Bits of Broken China: The RAS visit to North-east China in Search of Colonial Remnants, 1999.  Another Dilemma for Today’s Youth in China.  An Irish Fantasy.  Backstreets of Beijing: Notes on the RAS HK Easter, 1998 Visit to Beijing.  Monument to the Westmoreland Regiment, The 55^th Regiment of Foot, in Dinghai City on Zhoushan Island.  Tracing Graves in Hong Kong: Research Methodology.  An Unusual and Extraordinary Ancestral Image.  Photographs of the Function to Mark the Award of the Bronze Bauhinia Star to Dan Waters.  Visit to the Aurel Stein Collection of the British Museum by the Friends of the RAS.  The Life and Times of Sir Kai Ho Kai, a Prominent Figure in Nineteenth Century Hong Kong (Book Review).  The Golden Needle: The Biography of Frederick Stewart (Book Review). 

Volume 39, 1999

P.H. Hase, Beside the Yamen: Nga Tsin Wai Village; D.D. Waters, Safeguarding One's Fortunes: The Importance of Tun Fu; Lawrence Lai Wai Chung, The Battle of Hong Kong: A Note on the Literature and the Effectiveness of the Defence; P.J. Aston, Decoded Version of Squadron Leader Donald Hill's Wartime Diary Maintained Whilst in Captivity in Hong Kong: (a) Translation of “Russels Mathematical Tables”, (b) A Decoded Diary Reveals a War Time Story; Nicholas Tapp, The Hong Kong Anthropological Society Barbara Ward Memorial Lecture 2000 - Post-Colonial Anthropology: Local Identities and Virtual Nationality in the Hong Kong-China Region; James Hayes, The Characteristics of Chinese Religion: Mainly Taken from 19th Century Writings, but yet Relevant for Contemporary Hong Kong; James Hayes, “That Singular and Hitherto Almost Unknown Country”: Opinions on China, the Chinese, and the “Opium War” among British Naval and Military Officers who Served During Hostilities There; (Special Feature: Papers on the Conference Held on 9 December, 2000 to Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Reconstitution of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (HKBRAS) - Hong Kong: Forty Years of a Growing City:-) James Hayes, Feng Shui and Roadworks at Tong Fuk Village, 1958; James Hayes, A Torn Scrap of Paper: Relating to a Money Loan Association, Small Loans, or What?; P.H. Hase, Further Tales of the Man the Emperor Decapitated; photograph taken on the occasion of the HKBRAS visit to the Public Records Office in January 2000; D.D. Waters, One of Hong Kong's Many Hillside Temples; Crystal Tang, The HKBRAS trip to Vietnam between 30 September and 6 October 2000; James Hayes, Translations from the Russian, HKBRAS Journal. No 38; Gillian Bickley, Hong Kong Invaded! A ’97 Nightmare. (2001)

Volume 40, 2000

Solomon Bard, Tea and Opium; Teresa Kowalska, Tea, Ivory and Ebony: Tracing Colonial Threads in the Inseparable Life and Literature of Han Suyin; Brian C. Fawcett, The Chinese Labour Corps in France, 1917-1921; Keith Stevens and Jennifer Welch, The Celestial Ministry of Time; Keith Stevens, Images on Popular Religion Altars of the Heroes Involved in the Suppression of the An Lushan Rebellion (AD 755-763); Dan Waters, The Two Obelisks at Tai Tam; Keith Stevens, Patron Deity of Prostitutes: Zhu Bajie; Diana Slater, group photograph of the HKBRAS visit to Goa in 2000; Barbara Park, A Walk along Harlech and Lugard Roads; Dan Waters, Designatory Letters after an RAS Member’s Name; Dan Waters, photographs from the HKBRAS photographic exhibition held in January 2001 at the City University; Dan Waters, A Brief History of Technical Education in Hong Kong, 1863-1980; Dan Waters, more photographs from the HKBRAS 40th Anniversary Celebration Conference held on December 2000; Dan Waters, The HKBRAS Volunteers; More on the HKBRAS Trip to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam between 30 September and 6 October 2000; Jack Lao Mou Chi, photograph of Hong Kong Harbour and Waterfront taken in 1954; Peter Halliday, Some Thoughts on Love is a Many Splendored Thing; Chiu Hang Shi, Amendments to the Article ‘Yaumatei and the Yu Lan Festival’ in ‘In the Heart of the Metropolis: Yaumatei and its People’; James Hayes, Model Village, Kowloon Tsai, Hong Kong. (2001)

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