e-Book List
e-Book
This book is divided into two parts. The first part covers the process of making targeted drugs from raw herbs, introducing the invention and introduction of important drugs, the overview of over-the-counter Western medicine, logistics and manufacturing, and the evolution of government medical policies, etc. The content is extensive and arranged chronologically, laying out the history of the Western pharmaceutical industry clearly. The second part introduces six industry leaders, including Henry Kam Fu Lee, Liu Zhonglin, Lei Yaoguang, Wei Yian, and Wu Yaozhang and Wu Yonghui father and son. It adds flesh and blood to the framework of the history of the Western medicine industry in historical writing. The author, Zhao Yue, is the founder and president of the Hong Kong Society for the History of Pharmacy. He personally visited various predecessors in the pharmaceutical industry and spent many years writing this book. The information is detailed and it is an ideal textbook for understanding related topics.
- AuthorZhao Yue
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2020
This book is a general history of ancient Hong Kong, focusing on cultural development and social change. The author briefly describes the historical milestones of Hong Kong's thousands of years of history in six periods: ancient times, Qin and Han dynasties, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern dynasties, Sui and Tang dynasties, and Song and Yuan dynasties. On this basis, the author explores the history of Hong Kong society from three topics: the administrative evolution of Hong Kong, residents and socio-economics, and religion and education before modern times. The author points out that Chinese culture, which has a tradition of thousands of years, is the root and foundation of Hong Kong's growth, and has never been disturbed. The cultural exchange between China and the West for more than a hundred years is one of the reasons for Hong Kong's rapid development. The future of modern Hong Kong depends on the combination of cultural traditions and international perspectives. The author compiled this general history of ancient Hong Kong in the hope that more people will have a deeper understanding of Hong Kong's history. He strives to be truthful, and cover a comprehensive view. In times of social prosperity and life stability, we should know where we stand; when exploring Hong Kong's future, we should not be at a loss; and when continuing to move forward in difficult situations, we can have something to rely on. In today's 21st century, we emphasize internationalization, and we should pay special attention to Chinese culture and study Hong Kong's history, especially ancient Hong Kong.
- AuthorChow Kai-wing
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2017
This book focuses on Hong Kong’s Border. The author Wong Chi-sun is an expert in hiking. He takes readers to explore the borders of Hong Kong and learn about the cultural history beyond the routes.
- AuthorWong Chi-sun
- PublisherWanli
- Publication Date2019
- Preview
The history of Hong Kong's financial industry can be traced back to the time when Hong Kong became a free port. After more than 170 years of development, it has become the most strategically valuable industry in Hong Kong's economy and has a pivotal position. Professor Y.C. Jao, a well-known financial expert in Hong Kong, believes that "the rise of Hong Kong as an international financial center is one of the two major achievements of Hong Kong's economy since the end of World War II (the other achievement is the transformation from an entreport to a prosperous industrial economy)." The rise of Hong Kong as an international financial center in the Asia-Pacific region began in the 1970s. With the takeoff of Hong Kong's economy, the prosperity of the stock market, and especially the Hong Kong government's adoption of a series of financial liberalization policies, foreign banks and multinational financial institutions have flocked here, and Hong Kong's financial sector has entered a period of rapid development, moving towards diversification and internationalization. In this process, a complete and developed market system was established, as well as a sound and relatively optimal regulatory system. Despite the severe impact of the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the 2008 global financial tsunami, after the handover, with the influence of the "China factor" and the HKSAR government's active promotion of financial industry reform, Hong Kong's financial industry has made significant progress, and Hong Kong's position as an international financial center has been further consolidated and enhanced. Based on the author's "A Century of Hong Kong Finance" published in 2002, this book extends the time and space to 2017. From multiple perspectives such as banking, capital markets, asset management, insurance, and financial regulation, it comprehensively documents the development of Hong Kong's financial industry over the past century and a half. With ample information, concise language, and rare pictures, it vividly and deeply analyzes the evolution and development of Hong Kong's financial system and financial institutions and their laws, and based on this, it heralds the future development of Hong Kong into an international financial center.
- AuthorFeng Bangyan
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2017
This book highlights the significant contributions of Frederick Stewart, a Scottish official who played a pivotal role in shaping bilingual education in Hong Kong during the British colonial era. Following Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony in 1842, Stewart recognized the importance of promoting English education in the administrative policies of the British government. Over his 27-year tenure, he championed holistic education, resisted pressures, and implemented bilingual courses, laying the foundation for Hong Kong's public school system. Stewart's efforts directly nurtured a generation of intellectuals committed to "Western learning," indirectly influencing China's modernization process. This book provides an overview of Stewart's remarkable achievements in bilingual education.
- AuthorBai Jielian
- PublisherWen Yun Publishing House
- Publication Date2012
- Preview
This is the first Chinese-language book on Hong Kong history written by a local Chinese scholar, as well as an encyclopedia of 19th century Hong Kong society! This book contains two invaluable historical documents of Hong Kong, "Hong Kong Chronicles" and "The Complete Plan for the Construction of Kowloon Walled City", which can be regarded as an encyclopedia of 19th century Hong Kong. Among them, "Hong Kong Chronicles" written in 1894 by Chen Hui-xun, with concise words, comprehensively shows the social overview of Hong Kong and the southern Kowloon area in the 19th century. It is the first Chinese-language book on Hong Kong history written by a local Chinese scholar, which paved the way for the further research of Hong Kong history and has been influential ever since. "The Complete Plan for the Construction of Kowloon Walled City" reveals the internal situation of the Qing government's construction of Kowloon Walled City, forts and other defense facilities after the Opium War, showing the social development of the Kowloon area at that time. It is an important material to help future generations understand and study the social situation of the area before the British occupation of Kowloon.
- AuthorChen Hui-xun, Mo Shixiang
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2018