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This book mainly introduces the development of various telecommunication technologies in Hong Kong from the time it became a free port, to before World War II, including telegraph, telephone and radio. The book describes the invention and introduction of several technologies, the twists and turns and complex processes they went through in the history of Hong Kong, as well as the changes they brought to people's lives. In addition, the book also introduces the discussions and consultations between various government departments, the communication and regulation between officials and the public, and the struggles and confrontations between major commercial companies in the development process of various technologies.
- AuthorMa Koon-yiu
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2020
From High Street to Castle Peak Mental Hospital, this book tells the story of the development of psychiatric medicine in Hong Kong over the past 70 years. The editors are a group of like-minded psychiatrists who have taken on the responsibility of filling the gaps in the history of psychiatric medicine. They hope to provide an insider's perspective on the history of psychiatry, including the daily life in psychiatric hospitals. The editorial team visited the first generation of psychiatrists and many other key figures in the development of psychiatry, including pioneering professors of psychiatry in Hong Kong, the first psychiatric nurse to receive training abroad, pioneers in occupational therapy, psychologists, social workers, and founders of non-profit organizations. The book also includes memoirs by former Castle Peak Hospital director Chan Ting-yang and a speech by the first locally registered psychiatric nurse, Mr. Ng Kwong-wah. The experiences of these pioneers not only show the transformation of the old asylums into modern psychiatric hospitals, but also reveal a true picture of psychiatric hospitals to readers.
- AuthorLi Siu-wah, Pan Pey-chyou, Steve Poon
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2017
From the Qin to the Qing Dynasty, there were more than two thousand years. Was there any woman eligible to the called the master of Chinese classical study during those 20 centuries? Was there any woman historian who was considered a leading scholar? How did women teach their children and enlighten future generations in the old days? This book summarizes the author's endeavors in picking up bits and pieces in history as she spent years on literature review and going through historical materials. This book aims to fill the gaps in the current repertoire on Chinese women's history. The book approaches women’s history in China from general point of view, as well as on specific topics. It also elaborates on the learning and teaching modes among ancient women, thus showing the roles women played in Chinese history and culture.
- AuthorClara Ho Wing-chung
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2015
From the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420) to 2020, the Forbidden City (Palace Museum) has a history of exactly 600 years. The unparalleled regal atmosphere of the Forbidden City has been shining brightly after 600 years of wind and frost. The interaction and interpretation of the architecture, collections, characters, and other elements of the Forbidden City have made its history spanning 600 years. This book is a series of lectures on the Forbidden City by the famous historian Yan Chongnian. The book is divided into two parts, with a total of 100 lectures, six chapters, and more than 200 selected pictures. Taking time as the clue, it tells the history of the Ming and Qing Dynasties spanning more than 600 years, while also covering Forbidden City’s history in the era of the Republic of China, and the new China. It vividly reproduces the ups and downs of the Forbidden City for six hundred years, and is a must-read for readers interested in the Palace and its history.
- AuthorYan Chongnian
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2020
2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. This book selects one rare document or document set for each year as a preface, presenting the most representative historical event of the year, thus linking the unremitting struggle history, theoretical exploration history, and self-construction history of the Communist Party of China over the past century. The book is so organized to reflect the historical periodization of the Communist Party of China in the vertical direction, as well as a comprehensive event selection and broadness of the perspective in the horizontal direction, while using original documents and the excavation of historical details in the narrative method. This book contains 100 rare documents, 380 historical pictures, and 167 annotations, which are rich and detailed, leveraging storytelling techniques to present history. Especially, it focuses on telling the moving stories of heroes, role models, and ordinary people in a particular era, making the book not only voluminous but also vivid and interesting.
- AuthorLi Ying
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2021
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Hong Kong is located on the coast of the South China Sea, far from the imperial court and not a strategic military location, so it rarely attracted the attention of historians in ancient times. To understand the ancient Hong Kong, local chronicles are the main source of textual information. There are several chronicles related to Hong Kong in history, but the most closely related to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region today is the "Xin'an County Chronicle". In addition to recording the people, events, places, and things of Xin'an County, the text also preserves many important local documents, which are of great help in reconstructing Hong Kong's history. This book was first published in early 2007. This revised edition by Joint Publishing (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. includes important additions and annotations by the editor, and is worth collecting by institutions and readers who care about Hong Kong's history.
- AuthorLau Chi-pang
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2020