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This book covers 23 topics, including population and civil affairs, prominent figures, land reclamation, building construction, finance and economics, important events, transportation, dining places, etc. It uses a large number of pictures with brief introductory texts to showcase the development and living conditions of Hong Kong from 1960 to 1985.
- AuthorCheng Po Hung
- PublisherThe Commercial Press (Hong Kong) Ltd.
- Publication Date2015
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This book covers 20 topics, including the Mainland and Hong Kong, influential figures, society and population, transportation, finance and economics, industry and commerce, land development and housing, etc. It uses a large number of pictures with brief introductory text to showcase the development and lifestyle of Hong Kong from 1911 to 1950.
- AuthorCheng Po Hung
- PublisherThe Commercial Press (Hong Kong) Ltd.
- Publication Date2014
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This book will introduce the Hong Kong society, transportation, finance, commerce, urban development, and housing in the 1950s through 18 chapters with refined text and pictures.
- AuthorCheng Po Hung
- PublisherThe Commercial Press (Hong Kong) Ltd.
- Publication Date2014
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Hong Kong has always been known as the "food capital", where you can taste all kinds of delicacies and gourmet food of different levels for over a hundred years. From dim sum, small dishes, porridge, noodles and rice in small and large tea houses, small restaurants and big food stalls, to the "chopped meat" roasted meat in barbecue shops, fresh bread and cakes in bakeries, Western food, drinks and ice cream in tea houses, snacks and desserts from street vendors, snake soup and fragrant meat in private kitchens, "Manchu Han Feast" in restaurants, as well as food sold in rice shops, tea shops, wine shops and convenience stores, the variety is endless and satisfying.
- AuthorCheng Po-hung
- PublisherThe Commercial Press
- Publication Date2022
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On August 15, 1945, the Second World War ended with the victory of the Allies and Japan's unconditional surrender, ending the unforgettable three years and eight months of Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. Hong Kong history expert Cheng Baohong uses old newspaper documents, old photos, and other materials such as certificates and documents to take you back to this period of history, revealing the situation of people's livelihood before and after Hong Kong was occupied by the Japanese army. This book records many aspects of Hong Kong's history, from the pre-war Hong Kong with clouds of war, to the difficult scenes during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, and then to the post-war Hong Kong returning to the right track. It records how Hong Kong people, facing brutal military and political rule and severe material shortages, relied on their strong will to survive and worked together to overcome a period of dark years.
- AuthorCheng Bo-hung
- PublisherThe Commercial Press
- Publication Date2020
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Since the opening of Hong Kong, with the changes of the times and the eating habits of the citizens, various dining places with their own characteristics have emerged, including tea houses, local tea houses, small restaurants, porridge and noodle shops, restaurants serving food from other regions, dai pai dongs, Western restaurants, cha chaan tengs, etc. Over the past century, they have undergone various changes, big or small. Among them are famous tea houses and local tea houses that have disappeared, such as Tak Yun, Ma Yuk Shan, and Wu Yi Xian Guan, restaurants such as Yin Qiong Lin, Jin Ling, Da San Yuan, small restaurants such as Ai Pi Xi, Shen Deng, and Yi Le Yuan, Western restaurants such as Wesleyan, Meridian, and On Lok Yuen, which still evoke endless memories for many people. This book records the changes in Hong Kong's catering industry over the past century through more than 300 pictures and newspaper documents, as well as the origins and evolution of different restaurants, allowing readers to understand Hong Kong's unique food culture in different eras, popular foods, the living conditions of citizens, and the development of different districts in Hong Kong.
- AuthorCheng Po-hung
- PublisherThe Commercial Press
- Publication Date2021
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