A Century of Hong Kong's Chinese and Foreign Businesses – Food, beverage and Entertainment

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A Century of Hong Kong's Chinese and Foreign Businesses – Food, beverage and Entertainment

Food and entertainment are the closest to the lives of ordinary people. Over the past century, some of Hong Kong's food and entertainment industries have gradually disappeared due to changes in the times and environment, while others have remained standing, accompanying Hong Kong residents through every era.

Local history expert Cheng Baohong, following the "Hong Kong's Chinese and Foreign Industries for a Century - Trade and Finance" series, in the "Food and Entertainment" series, uses more than 200 rare photos and multiple newspaper materials to review more than 20 food and entertainment industries that have been closely related to people's livelihoods in Hong Kong for more than a century. Through the details of each historical period, you can experience the leisure of the past.

Features of this book:
(1) This book introduces about 20 industries in Hong Kong over the past century with pictures and text, with nearly 260 pictures in total. There are few books on the market that introduce Hong Kong's various industries on such a large scale, and the subject matter is unique.
(2) The author is an expert in Hong Kong's historical picture and file collection. In recent years, he has published various books, and his popularity has been rising. Some of the pictures and file data published in this series are publicly available for the first time.
(3) The food, entertainment, and other industries introduced in the pictures are more closely related to people's livelihoods, which is expected to arouse readers' interest.
Book Title A Century of Hong Kong's Chinese and Foreign Businesses – Food, beverage and Entertainment
Author Cheng Po-hung
ISBN 9789620756870
Book Language Chinese
Publication Date 2016-06-24
Publisher The Commercial Press
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