Christopher Munn served as an administrative officer in the Hong Kong Government between 1980 and 1992. After a short break in the mid-nineties to take a PhD at the University of Toronto, he returned to Hong Kong, where he now works for the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
"Christopher Munn's book has greatly advanced our knowledge of the
relations between Chinese and European colonists in Hong Kong in
the 1840s-70s. All those interested in the history of Hong Kong
should read this splendid work." -- Tsai Jung-fang, The Chin
"This book will surprise any reader interested in the history of
Hong Kong. Through meticulous research, Munn has discovered that an
extraordinary 175,000 Chinese appeared before British magistrates
from the 1840s through the 1860s. Colonial law not only
"A major contribution to the early history of Hong Kong. [Munn] has
done an excellent job in challenging the established view and
should be congratulated. His research is meticulous, his arguments
well supported, and his case eloquently argued." -- Steve T
"A vivid picture of the daily life and experiences of ordinary
Chinese in early Hong Kong... no previous writer has documented the
darker side of British imperialism in Hong Kong in such detail." --
Norman Miners, Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth Histo
"Through meticulous research into hitherto neglected sources,
Christopher Munn brings to life hundreds of individuals from all
walks of life, across racial and class divides, who peopled early
British Hong Kong - magistrates and murderers, compradores and
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