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Author:   Sze Hang Choi
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   3
Weight:   0.625kg
ISBN:  

9789004341173

ISBN 10:   900434117
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   13 July 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contents Preface List of Maps, Illustrations, Tables and Diagrams Notes on English Spelling of Chinese Place Names Conversion Table of Currency 1 Introduction 2 Chinese Junks and Foreign Steamships in Canton River Delta â 2.1 What were Chinese Junks? â 2.2 Cost Differences between Junks, Steamships and Railway â 2.3 The Maritime Trade of Canton River Delta and Hong Kong â 2.4 Conclusion 3 The West River â 3.1 The Survey Trips of the West River before Its Opening â 3.2 James Legge's Trip of the West River â 3.3 Tourist Tours in Canton and the West River â 3.4 The Unsolved Difficulties for Foreign Commercial Travelers â 3.5 The Question of Inland Steam Navigation on the West River â 3.6 The West River Trade â 3.7 Conclusion 4 Hybrid Chinese Shipping: Foreign-Flagged Chinese Junks and Chinese Steam Tugs â 4.1 The Establishment of the Kowloon Customs and the Regulation of Chinese Junks from 1887 â 4.2 The Problem of Foreign-Flagged Chinese Junks before the Mackay Treaty â 4.3 The Mackay Treaty of 1902 â 4.4 The Continuous Plying of Foreign-Flagged Junks between Hong Kong and Canton after the Mackay Treaty â 4.5 Foreign-Flagged Steamers in Chinese Waters â 4.6 The Problems of Chinese Steam Launches and Steam Tugs â 4.7 Case Study: Tai Li Steam Launch â 4.8 Conclusion 5 Piracy and Shipping Strategies on the West River â 5.1 Piracy on the West River â 5.2 Measures to Suppress Piracy on the West River â 5.3 The Case of S.S. Sainam Piracy â 5.4 Conclusion 6 Epilogue: Years after 1910 Appendices A Revised Inland Steam Navigation Regulations, 1898 B The Excerpt of the Mackay Treaty, 1902 C Schedule A of Chinese Passengers Act of 1855 D Prospectus and Regulations of the Swatow Ch'ao-yang and Kit-yang Steam Launch Company Bibliography Index

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Henry Sze Hang Choi, Ph.D. (University of Hong Kong, 2013), is Assistant Professor of History at Hong Kong Shue Yan University. He has published, in both Chinese and English, numerous books and articles about the history of Hong Kong and China.

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