Ep. 108 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 8)

The China History Podcast
Written By Laszlo Montgomery

After a bit of a break, we pick up after the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. The 1950s were a stressful time for Hong Kong with Britain managing a diplomatic balancing act trying to be a good neighbor to the new PRC and to their closest ally, the USA.

Thanks to the exodus of Chinese industrialists, from Shanghai mostly, Hong Kong will usher in a manufacturing boom that will transform the economy and the territory’s place in the world.

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Terms in Episode

Pinyin/TermChineseEnglish/Meaning
Guan Jiaqian关家蒨Nancy Kwan, see photo to the left
Jordan佐敦Area north of Tsim Sha Tsui
Mong Kok-Area north of Yau Ma Tei
Pibao Gongsi皮包公司A “purse company” meaning a small little mom & pop company
Shek Kip Mei石硤尾District in Kowloon, site of the Dec 25, 1953 fire
So Sau Chung蘇守忠The Hongkonger who played the key role in launching the 1966 Protests
Tsim Sha Tsui尖沙咀The main tourist district at the tip of the Kowloon peninsula
Xiao Shanghai小上海Little Shanghai, an area in North Point where many Shanghainese lived
Yau Ma Tei油麻地Area north of Jordan

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