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My Beautiful Island

Submitted by Chris Potter on Tue, 2021-05-25 07:42
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Chris POTTER [1941- ]

Subtitle: "From England to New Zealand via Hong Kong and a War".

Featuring first-hand accounts of -

- Flying from England to Hong Kong in 1938 by Imperial Airways flying boat in 6 days,

- Working for Cyril (Ginger) Rogers of the Chinese Currency Stabilisation Fund,

- Expatriate life in Hong Kong 1938 - 1941 including yachting, climbing, parties,

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travel
RHKYC
Leigh & Orange
tragedy
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
guaranteed out of Stanley Camp
colonial history
Asia expat books
John Potter
My Beautiful Island
My Beautiful Island - Chris Potter - memoir

Tales from The Tiger's Den - Foreigners in The Far East 1920-2020

Submitted by Stuart Lloyd on Wed, 2021-05-19 17:04

The spectrum of Tiger's Den is immense: chronologically, geographically, and experientially. From mercenaries, misfits and missionaries, to penniless panhandlers and ambitious ambassadors. A 100-year period full of seismic shifts as Asia went from colonial to post-colonial to being the epicentre of the 21st Century.

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expat asia books
humour
colonial history
hong kong 1937
hsbc
Peninsula Hotel
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