Collected Hong Kong Stories, David T. K. WongThe great' HongKong novel is probably still to be written. But for a definitiveaccount of what the people of the city live by and die for, look nofurther than David T. K. Wong. At last a native son hascaptured brilliantly the essence of a unique society. A range ofcharacters, from barmen to laborers, from scholars to wealthybusinessman, infuse these memorable stories with the dreams andconcerns of those living in a British colony turned into a

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