Symposium Proceedings

Aspects of Social Organization in the New Territories, May 1964.
	Clan Organization and Its Role in Village Affairs: Some Differences Between Single-Clan and Multiple-Clan Villages. The Settlement and Development of a Multiple-Clan Village (Shek Pik, Lantau). The Origins of Two Market Towns in the NT (Tai Po Old and New Markets). A Mixed Community of Hakka and Cantonese on Lantau Island (Pui O). Marriage and the Family (NT Traditional Marriage Practice). Economic Life and the Family. Burial, Geomancy and Ancestor Worship. Report on Visits to the Villages of Ting Kok and Taipo Tau. Report on Visit to Villages in the Sai Kung District. Report on Visit to Tsuen Wan District. Report on Visit to Ho Chung and Sheung Yeung Villages, Sai Kung Area. General Bibliography on Chinese Rural Organization.(1964) HK$75
Some Traditional Chinese Ideas and Conceptions in Hong Kong Social Life Today, October 1966.
	Some Basic Conceptions and their Traditional Relationship to Society (Yin-Yang, and the concept of the "Little Tradition"). Geomancy and the Village (problems where Fung Shui disturbed or ignored). Chinese Traditional Medicine and Contemporary HK. The Measurement of Elapsed Time in HK: The Chinese Calendar, its Uses and Value. Some Ideas Concerning Food and Diet among HK Chinese: The Constitution and Food Therapy (concept of hot and cool foods). Some Aspects of Fortune-telling in HK (various methods of fortune-telling described). Ideas of Mental Disorder in HK and their Practical Influence. Chinese Temples in the Local Setting (temples in Southern District, with list of all temples 1899-1967). Chinese Occasional Rites in HK. Notes of Discussions. Notes of Visit to Temples and Shrines in Tai Ping Shan Street Area.    (1967)  HK$100
The Changing Face of Hong Kong, November 1968.
	The Geology and Geomorphology of HK. Uses of Agricultural Land: Some Changes in NT Farming Patterns (1954-1968, the growth in vegetables at the expense of rice). Fish Farming in HK. An Outline of the Urban Development of HK Island during the c19. Victoria and Kowloon as Cities of the Developing World. The Urbanization of the NT.  (1971) HK$75
The Vegetation of Hong Kong: Its Structure and Change, 1970.
	Vegetation and Its Conservation. The Flora of HK in its Geographical Context. The Vegetation of HK. Man's Influence on the Vegetation of HK. Floristics of the Fung Shui Wood. Mangroves. Notes of Discussions.    (1975) HK$100
Hong Kong: The Interaction of Traditions and Life in the Towns, November 1972.
	HK: Tale of Two Cities (Chinese and Expatriates in HK). The Foundation of HK: A Chapter of Accidents (history of HK in the 1840s). Caste, Class and Race in HK Before the Japanese Occupation (Europeans, Chinese and Others). English-educated Chinese Elites in c19 HK. Chinese Triad Societies: Classical Models and New HK Forms. Hawkers on HK Island: a Traditional Occupation in a Modernizing Society. The Walled City of Kowloon and its Law Today (the status of the Walled City within HK, and the history of that status, also the contemporary administration and society of the Walled City). Some Legal Aspects of Reclamation in Contemporary HK (effects of reclamation on holders of marine lots). Communication Between Government and People: HK's New City District Officer Scheme.  (1975) HK$75
The Fauna of Hong Kong, 1973.
	General Introduction. The Land Vertebrates of HK. The Birds of HK. Insects of HK. The HK Sea Shore. The Fish Fauna of HK. Bibliography.    (1976)  HK$100
The New Territories and Its Future, December 1980.
	Introduction. Address by the Secretary, City and District Administration. Introduction to Symposium. The Legal and Political Framework of the NT (what will happen in 1997?). Some Legal Problems Relating to Land in the NT (the position of customary law, problems of resumption, what will happen in 1997?). Squatting and Land Clearance for Urban Development in the NT. The Work of the District Officer and His Role in New Town Development. Some Aspects of Industrial Freight Transport in the New Towns (in Tsuen Wan, 1979). The NT and HK's Industrialization. Administrative Structure and Politics in the NT (the Heung Yee Kuk, and the District Advisory Boards, and their mutual opposition). Notes on Discussions. (1982) HK$75

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