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Author Feng, Bangyan.

Title Enriching lives : a history of insurance in Hong Kong, 1841-2010 / Feng Bangyan and Nyaw Mee Kau ; translated by Violet Law.

Publication Info. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2010.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 239 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Table of Contents; Foreword -- Chan Kin Por; Foreword -- Allan K.N. Yu; Preface -- Peter C.H. Tam; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Pioneer Insurers in the New Crown Colony: Canton and Union; Chapter 2 -- The Establishment and Development of the Chinese-Owned Insurance Sector; Chapter 3 -- Post-World War II Rejuvenation and Transformation; Chapter 4 -- The Rise of Hong Kong as an Insurance Centre and the Industry's Diversification; Chapter 5 -- The Formation and Evolution of Industry Supervision; Chapter 6 -- Changes and Innovations in the Market.
Summary This is the first comprehensive history of Hong Kong's insurance industry, and argues its central importance in the economy. Typhoons, shipwrecks, fires, wars, political turbulence and unexpected events of all kinds provide a dramatic background to a fascinating survey.
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Subject Insurance -- China -- Hong Kong -- History.
Insurance.
China -- Hong Kong.
History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books -- History.
History.
Electronic books -- History.
Added Author Rao, Meijiao.
Law, Violet, translator.
Added Title Hou sheng li qun. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2011051886
History of insurance in Hong Kong, 1841-2010
Other Form: Print version: Feng, Bangyan. Enriching lives. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2010 9888028707 (OCoLC)680435116
ISBN 9789888053537 (electronic book)
9888053531 (electronic book)
9888028707 (electronic book)
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