Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Romanization -- Introduction -- 1. Colonialism and Collaboration: Chinese Subjects and the Making of Hong Kong -- 2. A Better Class of Chinese: Building the Emporium of the East -- 3. Strategic Balance: Status and Respect in the Colonial Context -- 4. A Place of Their Own: Clubs and Associations -- 5. Nationalism and Identity: The Case of Ho Kai -- 6. Preserving Hong Kong: The Strike-Boycott of 1925-1926 -- 7. Transforming the Barren Island: The 1941 Centenary -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.