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Lugard In Hong Kong

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Author : Bernard Mellor
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 1992-08-01

Lugard In Hong Kong written by Bernard Mellor and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-08-01 with History categories.

Sir Frederick Lugard ranks as one of Britain most distinguished colonial administrators, although he remains a controversial figure. During his five years as Governor of Hong Kong -- a brief spell in the middle of a long and dramatic career in Africa -- Lugard found in educational reform the scope he needed to make a lasting impression and give play to his imperialist theories and instincts. The University of Hong Kong owes its existence to the initiative and tenacity of Lugard. His purpose in founding the University was to produce a new, highly educated middle class trained in Western technology and the English language: a vanguard of increased British influence in the east. This book paints a very human picture of Lugard as a working governor in the relative stability of Hong Kong against a backdrop of the Chinese empire being torn apart by revolution.

Urban Legend Lugard Road Defends The Stone Turtle From Going Uphill

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Author : Di Tianxing
language : en
Publisher: ABCNETWORK
Release Date : 2020-01-19

Urban Legend Lugard Road Defends The Stone Turtle From Going Uphill written by Di Tianxing and has been published by ABCNETWORK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-19 with Fiction categories.

Urban legend: Lugard Road defends the "stone turtle" from going uphill Below Lugard Road, Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, there is a pile of rocks resembling giant tortoises, with the turtle's back raised, the turtle's head up, there is a tendency to crawl forward. In the 1940s, it was named one of the Eight Scenes of Hong Kong, named "Bridge in the fog", location of boardwalk. The Lugard boardwalk is the only eight scenes in Hong Kong, the remaining seven scenes are beyond recognition. At the west end of Lugard Road, there are "Turtle Rocks" and at the east end "Pig's Head Rocks". Lugard Road connects the Peak of Victoria Peak and the Western High Mountains. It has a total length of 2,400 meters and surrounds the north of Victoria Peak. The road is built along the 400-meter contour of the mountain and 152 meters from the summit of the Victoria Peak. The official said that the purpose of the road was to appreciate the Victoria Harbour scenery. In 1914, the Legislative Council approved a fund to build the road with 10,000 HK dollars. The 15th Governor of HK, Mei Hanli, named the road "Lugard Road" after the 14th Governor of HK. Official gazetted in 1915, the first section was completed in the same year. The Governor of HK Mei Hanli stepped down on Sep 12, 1918, Lugard Road was not completed. On February 6, 1922, Mei Hanli died in Suffolk, England, Lugard Road's entire project was completed that year. The Works Bureau reported that it cost 55,000 HK dollars for the first section and 90,000 HK dollars for the second phase, for a total of 145,000 HK dollars. At that time, the average person's monthly salary was 30 HK dollars, which shows that this boardwalk costs a lot. The reason for the high cost is that the road section must first be cut on the cliff as a bridge pillar, and then build a bridge to pave the road. It is the first and only boardwalk in Hong Kong. After its completion, it was hailed as "the greatest project of man to conquer nature ". Lugard was the first Hong Kong Governor to propose the renewal of the New Territories lease or the permanent cessation of the New Territories. The three successive Governors later Mei Hanli, Stubbs and Clementi agreed with. Lugard and Clementi explicitly suggested that the United Kingdom return to Weihaiwei, Shandong, in exchange for the New Territories becoming permanent concessions like Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It is rumored that the boardwalk on Lugard Road was not built to admire the scenery of Victoria Harbour, but to prevent the "turtle" from going up the mountain and to monitor the movement of the "turtle". Is Lugard and the three other HK Governors also worried that the "stone turtle" will cause Hong Kong land sinking? There is no literature or evidence to support this statement. As a boardwalk, Lugard Road is unexpectedly strong. Looking through the pre-war annual report, Lugard Road was not mentioned for maintenance. The flood of 1926 set a record of rainfall that has not yet been broken. At the time, many road sections on the mountain top were broken, and Lugard Road was intact. In the 1937 typhoon, Lugard Road was not blown down and no maintenance was required. Lugard Road now reverts to the purpose stated during the construction, to have a panoramic view of Victoria Harbour under the Victoria Peak and the Kowloon Peninsula viewpoint. Lugard Road was named one of the world's top ten hiking trails by Lonely Planet. In 2012, the mansion on 27 Lugard Road changed hands to the developer Yu Guan under the title of 383 million. In September 2013, the Town Planning Board approved the conversion of the mansion into a hotel. This decision drew opposition and launched a signature campaign. 140,000 signatures include Lin Huanguang, the convener of the Executive Council, Liang Zhaowei, an artist. On December 8, 2016,the mansion was rated as a first-class historic building, the developer Yu Guan abandoned the hotel project. Lugard Road and the Song Dynasty Feng Shui master Lai Buyi also met. From the Central Plains to the coastal area of ​​Guangdong, Lai Buyi "seeking dragons and exploring caves" left a prophecy at the current location of Lugard Road on Victoria Peak: "There is a stone turtle on Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. Hong Kong will land sinking when the turtle falls into the sea. " Another legend is that there is a stone turtle at the seaside below Victoria Peak,crawling from the seashore to the top of the mountain, crawling an inch a year. When the stone turtle crawls to the top of Victoria Peak, the whole dragon vein of Kowloon and Hong Kong will wake up, making Hong Kong Island and all islands land sinking, and the stone turtle will return to the sea at this time. The new wing of the HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, located in reclamation on the waterfront of Wan Chai, was completed and opened in 1997. The shape of the building's seagulls looks like a turtle in bird's eye view. It happened that the Asian financial crisis occurred after 1997. After the SARS attacked Hong Kong in 2003, Hong Kong's economy was severely hit. Finance is an important pillar of Hong Kong,a broken pillar cannot support Hong Kong. A "stone turtle" arrived at the waterfront of Victoria Harbour, triggering a land sinking in Hong Kong. In 2015, Strauss, an expert with the US Climate Center, pointed out that if global temperatures rise by four degrees, 600 million people will lose their homes due to flooding. Hong Kong is one of the ten most affected cities,it may land sinking in 200 years. Lu Yongkang, Chief Academic Officer of the HK Observatory, said that the rise in sea level in Hong Kong after 200 years is difficult to predict. Over the past sixty years (1954 to 2014), the sea level in Hong Kong has risen by an average of about 30 millimeters per decade, by the end of this century, sea levels in Hong Kong and its adjacent areas have increased by about one meter. In July 2018, the HK Monetary Authority and three note-issuing banks announced of new banknotes, with a denomination of 500 HK dollars denominated in HK's Geopark and launched in early 2019. The Bank of China uses the east dam of Wanyi Reservoir in Saigon, the hexagonal pillars of Po Bian Chau as a pattern. Since the angle of the hexagonal pillars falling to the sea was chosen, the land associates with Hong Kong's land sinking, the high-rise buildings tilt to the sea. "Stone Turtle" LegendThe earliest documented "Hundred Years of Hong Kong" published by Youlian Publishing House in 1941, the original text reads: "The Victoria Peak in Hong Kong is the best place for people to ascend every year. The mountain is at the center of the island stands on top of the mountain,which is the entire island in sight. Suddenly stands in the sea water, and the nearby islands are embracing themselves. The geographer said that Hong Kong and the islands are connected to form a vein, it is also connected to the opposite sea and Kowloon. Hong Kong is also a point of the dragon vein, which means the head of the dragon. The dragon's body is now hidden,now the dragon is present, so there are Hong Kong and the islands. After a few years, the period of the dragon's invisibility. Then the dragon dives deep and cannot stand out. Hong Kong and the nearby islands land sinking, buried deep in the water, also at the end of Hong Kong at this time. " "One year, someone was on the top of the mountain,saw a strange Taoist, Like a fairy. When talking about the Dragon Scriptures in public, that is to say, the dragon of Hong Kong has a state of movement. The end of Hong Kong should not be far away. On the mountain There are weird stones, countless bitter stars. The Taoist said that this is a dragon scale,try to push one of them, such as batch scales, between the moment of a push, there is an earthquake, all standers are servants. Still speaking with people, The group asked when Hong Kong was sinking, the approach was to avoid it. The Taoist said, "I should have the purpose of life-saving, and point everyone at it." He pointed at the mountainside with his hand and said, "This is a well-connected tortoise. After the land sinks in the future, it is only allowed to remain alone in the world. This turtle creeps down the mountain walks one rice-far a year. When it has reached the top of the mountain,It's the day of Lu Shen, and each has his own plan. After speaking, he disappears. Everyone eagerly looked to see a giant turtle, crawling in the middle of the mountain, running down and looking at it, it is a huge stone. " The legend of "stone turtle" in "Hong Kong Hundred Years" continued to the 1990s. The original text said that "stone turtle" slowly climbed upwards at a rate of about one grain of rice per year. When "stone turtle" climbed to the top of the mountain, Hong Kong would sink. Later, a version of "Laibuyi" appeared, It was believed that the "stone turtle" climbed from the mountain to the sea at a speed of one meter each year. The day when the "stone turtle" fell into the water at Victoria Harbour was when Hong Kong sinking. Victoria Peak is 552 meters above sea level. It takes 552 years for the "stone turtle" to climb from the top to Victoria Harbour. Lai Buyi was born during the Huizong period of the Song Dynasty. The date of birth is estimated to be 1101-1126. The "stone turtle" should have already climbed to Victoria Harbour, and it is likely to arrive in 1842. Hong Kong Island was ceded to Britain in 1842 and disappeared on the map of China, just like land sinking. If the "stone turtle" crawls at the speed of one grain of rice per year, based on one grain of rice one centimeter in length, the "stone turtle" climbs from the top of Victoria Peak to the seaside for 55,200 years. Hong Kong's sea level rises by an average of about three millimeters per year, which is slower than that of "stone turtle". Hong Kong's land sinking is out of reach. Let's work hard to build Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Report

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Author : Frederick John Dealtry Lugard (Lord)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1908

Hong Kong Report written by Frederick John Dealtry Lugard (Lord) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1908 with categories.

The University Of Hong Kong 1912 1962

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962

The University Of Hong Kong 1912 1962 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Dormitory life categories.

Foreign Devils

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Author : May Holdsworth
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2002

Foreign Devils written by May Holdsworth and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.

"This potpourri of reminiscences offers an authentic record of a period which saw expatriates change from being part of a dominant and privileged clique into a diffuse presence in a cosmopolitan city. It will delight anyone who has ever met, known, or been a foreign devil, as well as everyone who has ever visited Hong Kong."--BOOK JACKET.

Hong Kong

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Author : R. Conrad Stein
language : en
Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
Release Date : 1985

Hong Kong written by R. Conrad Stein and has been published by Children's Press(CT) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with History categories.

Examines the land, people, history, economy, and cultural life of this busy, crowded, prosperous manufacturing and trading center, a citadel of capitalism on the doorstep of the largest Communist country on earth.

Hong Kong University

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Author : Sir Frederick Dealtry Lugard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1910

Hong Kong University written by Sir Frederick Dealtry Lugard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1910 with Universities and colleges categories.

The Private Life Of Old Hong Kong

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Author : Susanna Hoe
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1991

The Private Life Of Old Hong Kong written by Susanna Hoe and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.

This book presents a history of western women in Hong Kong and the Canton delta from the earliest years of the colony.

An Impossible Dream

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Author : Kit-ching Chan Lau
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2002

An Impossible Dream written by Kit-ching Chan Lau and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Education categories.

This is a collection of twelve scholarly yet accessible essays that examine the history of the University of Hong Kong, from the laying of its foundation stone in 1910 to its reestablishment after World War II. The book provides fascinating insights into one of Hong Kong's most important and prestigious institutions, as well as scholarly contributions to the history of Hong Kong itself.

Presented To His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard By The Boys Together With A Silver Trowel March 11th 1911

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Author : St. Paul's College (Hong Kong)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977*

Presented To His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard By The Boys Together With A Silver Trowel March 11th 1911 written by St. Paul's College (Hong Kong) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977* with Students categories.