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Pete Spurrier

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https://www.blacksmithbooks.com

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I'm the author of three best-selling walking guides to Hong Kong. I have contributed to other guidebooks about China, and have written articles for regional newspapers and magazines.

I also run Blacksmith Books, a small publishing house which focuses on Asian-themed titles of all sorts. ...more

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Free talk by Les Bird: “Revisiting Hong Kong’s Vietnamese Refugee History”, October 13th

This session of Tai Kwun Conversations accompanies the opening of a new permanent heritage exhibition at F Hall, which makes reference to the historical function of Victoria Prison as a place of detention for Vietnamese boat people and undocumented immigrants from different places. It brings together two speakers from diverse backgrounds to share personal and collective experiences of the Vietname

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	Unsavory Elements: Stories of Foreigners on the Loose in China by Tom Carter (Editor), Dominic Stevenson (Contributor), Peter Hessler (Contributor) 3.58 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Serious Hiker's Guide to Hong Kong 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Leisurely Hiker's Guide to Hong Kong really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heritage Hiker's Guide to Hong Kong 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Serious Hiker's Guide to Hong Kong: Four Long-distance Trails that Reveal Hong Kong's Wild Places it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Leisurely Hiker's Guide to Hong Kong: 33 Unhurried Walks through Hong Kong's Best Scenery 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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