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One Thousand Days in Hong Kong

In the 1960s, Hong Kong was probably the most dynamic city in the world. Adjacent to Communist China, the most populous nation on Earth, the city bustled with life. What was it like to cross the Fragrant Harbour daily to attend a British Army School eight thousand miles from the United Kingdom? This is a teenage schoolboy's recollection of the most exciting days of his life.Whether you have been to Hong Kong or not, it is an exhilarating read. Back cover blurbFaced with a straight choice between a boarding school in England or three years at a British Army School in Hong Kong, Mark Harland chose the latter. In 1966 Hong Kong was exhilarating, dynamic and evolving into the richest jewel in the British Empire.Across the border, Communist China, the most populous country on earth, was in turm

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