Great reading that provides a sense of the city, from the Traveler online Ultimate Travel Library.
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The Li Dynasty by Frank Ching (1999)
The story of one of Hong Kong's most prominent families, starting from the patriarch's arrival in Hong Kong and the family's rise in the city's shipping and banking sectors. The author recounts how generations of Li Shek-pang's descendants have branched into the fields of law, politics, and civic service.
Kowloon Tong by Paul Theroux (1997)
A novel set in the waning years of British rule over Hong Kong. A young British man wrestles with his fate and that of the city.
East and West by Christopher Patten (1998)
In this memoir, Patten details his tenure as the last governor of Hong Kong, with prominence given to the knotty negotiations between London and Beijing over the course of political development in the city.
Hong Kong by Jan Morris (1988)
Morris is a British journalist who covered Hong Kong and the region for decades. Considered one of the authoritative accounts of Hong Kong's development under British rule.
Gweilo by Frank Booth (2004)
An account of Booth's boyhood in 1950s Hong Kong; evocative and personal.
