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Structure of power in Chinese rural market town in Hong Kong: the case of Yuen Long markets from the establishment to the downfall.

Lau Chui-shan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-122). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i-iii / Acknowledgements --- p.iv / Table of Contents --- p.v / List of Illustrations --- p.vi / Notes on Romanization --- p.vii / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Reviews of Existing Literature / Chapter 1.2 --- Review of Materials used for this research topic / Chapter 1.3 --- Organization of the thesis / Chapter 2. --- Power Structure of the Old Market Town: The Build Up of Lineage Power- --- p.18 / Chapter 2.1 --- The Development of the Tang Lineage in the Yuen Long Area / Chapter 2.2 --- The Establishment of Yuen Long Market Town / Chapter 2.3 --- Sphere of Influence / Chapter 2.4 --- The Operational Period of the Old Yuen Long Market Town / Chapter 2.5 --- Conclusion / Chapter 3. --- Imposition of an Alien Administration --- p.36 / Chapter 3.1 --- The Early Period of British Leased New Territories / Chapter 3.2 --- The Opposition from the Local Powers of the New Territories / Chapter 3.3 --- The Administrative Policy of the British Hong Kong Government in the New Territories / Chapter 3.4 --- Conclusion / Chapter 4. --- Emergence of the New Market Town --- p.58 / Chapter 4.1 --- The Formation of a New Alliance / Chapter 4.2 --- The Establishment and Development of the New Yuen Long Market Town / Chapter 4.3 --- The Function of the Hop Yik Company / Chapter 5. --- Adjustments in Town Management --- p.78 / Chapter 5.1 --- The Improvement in Transportation and Communication and its influence on the area / Chapter 5.2 --- The Development of Hop Yik Company / Chapter 5.3 --- The Establishment of Heung Yee Kuk / Chapter 6. --- Religion as Control --- p.91 / Chapter 6.1 --- The Building of Market Temple / Chapter 6.2 --- Tai Ping Qing Jiao / Chapter 6.3 --- The Changing ritual organizer in Yuen Long / Chapter 7. --- Conclusion: Redefining a Village Community --- p.101 / Appendices --- p.108 / Alphabetical Glossary --- p.113 / Bibliography --- p.115

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323462
Date January 2001
ContributorsLau, Chui-shan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of History.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, vii, 122 leaves : ill., maps ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, Yuen Long (Hong Kong, China), Yuen Long (Hong Kong, China)
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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