for the general reader, this will stimulate further interest. It should be on the shelf of everyone interested in the city. He has produced what must be the definitive history of Hong Kong.' Contemporary Review 'This is a well constructed, thorough yet succinct history of Hong Kong. 'Tsang's history is authoritative and well-researched.From rock to great metropolis, the story storms along, full of heroes and villains, eccentrics and visionaries, bounders and buccaneers.' Chris Patten, New Statesman 'Steve Tsang's admirable A Modern History of Hong kong is clearly written, logically organised and sustains a tone of persuasive authority.' Wm Roger Louis, Kerr Professor at the University of Texas at Austin 'Having spent half his life in Hong Kong and half in the West, Mr Tsang is uniquely placed to write this book.
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