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HIST1017 Modern Hong Kong

Lecturer: Dr. Carol Tsang
Timetable Arrangements: Second Semester, 2 hrs per week
Credits: 6
Examination: Nil
Assessment: 100% coursework
Pre-requisite: Nil

This course is a broad historical survey of Hong Kong from the late Qing Dynasty until recent times. It explores the history of this Chinese city and former British colony from several angles: Chinese history, British colonial history, world history, and as a place with its own identity. The goals of the course are to introduce you to the history of Hong Kong; to introduce you to the ways historians have approached this history; and to help you think, read, and write analytically and critically.

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