Thesis (M.A.)--Guo li Taiwan da xue. / Reproduced from typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 114-117).

Thesis (M.A.)--Guo li Taiwan da xue. / Reproduced from typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 114-117).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Claremont Graduate School, 1981. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (B.A.Hons.) - Dept. of History, University of Adelaide. / Typescript (photocopy).

Inaug.-diss. - Basel. / Lebenslauf. "Literaturverzeichnis": p. [xiii]-xxiii.

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 1920. / Vita. Errata slip inserted. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 1987.

(Uncorrected OCR) Abstract of thesis entitled 'The Opium Monopoly in Hong Kong, 1844 - 1887', submitted by CHEUNG TSUI PING, LUCY for the degree of MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY at the University of Hong Kong in SEPTEMBER, 1986. The period between 1884 - 1887 was one of rapid consolidations following the establishment of Hong Kong as a British Crown Colony. The British colonial administration and the local mercantile community began to establish a firm base for a major commodity - opium. My thesis examines in detail the initiation and development of the monopoly/farm. This internal, small- - scale retail sale of opium was handled by Chinese hongs. The monopoly/farm was the colonial government's device to raise revenue through granting the right to the highest bidder to sell a certain amount of opium within Hong Kong. Although small in scale, the opium monopoly/farm had been a vital source of income to the colonial administration since its inception in 1844.�Besides being an important source of revenue indispensable to the smooth running of a government, the monopoly/farm created social and economic repercussions within the Chinese communities in Hong Kong which brought about far-reaching results in the history of the colony during its formative years. Moreover, the opium monopoly/farm produced a number of wealthy Chinese businessmen in Hong Kong. Some of them, especially those in the 1870s and 1880s, were men of philanthropic disposition and they were socially involved in such a way that they became part of the channel of communication between the Hong Kong government and the Chinese communities. ii / abstract / toc / History / Master / Master of Philosophy

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 290-303). / Microfiche. / x, 303 leaves, bound 29 cm