Hong Kong Collection

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The pages of this latest FormAsia title reveal the end of a proud and colourful colonial era. Each prized object featured tells an absorbing story - the faded and fragile Colours of the Volunteers buried during the dark years of occupation; the charred remains of the Union Jack salvaged from the burning luxury liner Queen Elizabeth; the Victorian medal commemorating the extraordinary siege of Peking. More than 200 prized objects as diverse as flags, swords, trophies and regimental regalia, crested china and silver that adorned countless glittering occasions at Government House form part of this collection. As a "collection" it will never be seen again having disappeared with the last vestiges of the colonial presence. However its survival in the pages of this appealing book tells a remarkable story.