A deeply rich and new history of post-war Hong Kong from 1945 to 1997.

Through analyzing newly released archival records from the National Archives in London and the Public Records Office in Hong Kong, A New Documentary History of Hong Kong, 1945–1997 provides an updated and improved understanding of basic aspects of the city such as governance, economy, society, and culture. It also aims to investigate topics that are under-explored in previous sourcebooks, such as race and diasporas, gender and familial relations, medicine and healthcare, and environment and natural disasters. Overall, this book offers an innovative and comprehensive long-term perspective of Hong Kong’s colonial history.

Florence Mok is the Nanyang Assistant Professor of History at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Fung Chi Keung Charles is a PhD student at Stony Brook University, Department of Sociology.