Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography

Hong Kong has a rich and colourful history but hitherto has lacked a publication about the men and women who have made it what it is today. “For years, the only way to search for biographical information, even the most basic, was by visiting the Reverend Carl T. Smith's house and looking up the index cards he had compiled, containing data on tens of thousands of individuals gathered from government reports, newspapers, church records, tombstones and a plethora of other sources”. Thus “the Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography is cause for celebration”, writes Elizabeth Sinn, Chair of a 14‐strong Editorial...