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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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Insurance -- China -- Hong Kong -- History.
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Insurance. |
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China -- Hong Kong. |
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History. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books -- History.
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History.
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Electronic books -- History.
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Added Author |
Rao, Meijiao.
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Law, Violet, translator.
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Added Title |
Hou sheng li qun. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2011051886
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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) |
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9888053531 (electronic book) |
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9888028707 (electronic book) |
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9789888028702 (electronic book) |
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