Hong Kong: A Moment in Time
- ISBN-10
- 962201772X
- ISBN-13
- 9789622017726
- Series
- Hong Kong
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 113
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chinese University Press
- Author
- Tim Nutt
Description
More than 400 photographs capture both Hong Kong's frenetic city life and the beauty of its unspoilt countryside, the sophistication of its modern urban environment and fading memories of a gentler past. Former television news presenter and interviewer Chris Bale spoke to ten Hong Kong people, gaining contrasting perspectives on Hong Kong, past and present.
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