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東方之珠的三斤釘:25個奠基香港的歷史故事

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香港公屋的誕生原來是源於一場大火?
以前收信要到郵局信堆自行認領?
早期電話號碼不是八位數?
為什麼2元硬幣是波浪形?
為何港元會與美元掛鈎?
香港唯一的醫院曾是一艘船?

作者期望《東方之珠的三斤釘——25個奠基香港的歷史故事》能讓讀者了解香港的優勢是從何而來,解答了包括以上幾條問題,共25個故事,細說香港的成長經過,還望讀者在了解香港、懷念以前的同時,亦盡己所能貢獻這片土地以及這片土地上的人民。

牛津大學歷史博士生Reynold Tsang曾啟泓先生推薦:

「《東方之珠的三斤釘——25個奠基香港的歷史故事》討論了一些我們視為『理所當然』的事物,例如電話號碼、自來水、港幣、醫院、人口普查,從中闡明香港的城市發展、公共服務、金融商貿和制度變遷。除了記錄可能隨時消失和改變的事物,並讓讀者懷緬舊時香港,此書亦提醒各位香港的根基和優勢得來不易,大眾在了解過去的同時亦應展望將來,積極加固奠定香港的釘子,讓香港這條船繼續乘風破浪。」

288 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2022

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38 reviews5 followers
March 24, 2022
近年重拾讀書的興趣
多有涉獵不同國家的歷史
卻少有研讀香港歷史
即使一直生活在香港
卻感到香港格局小
香港史沒甚麼可讀之處
機緣巧合之下買到這本書
感覺眼前一亮
作者們用輕鬆有趣的方法
配合圖片
很短的時間內就可以一覽香港開埠以來的歷史
例如香港政制的來源,甚至公廁的起源
都可以一一認識
很推薦給香港人去重新認識自己的家
也很推薦給外國人去認識一個很特別的地方
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1 review4 followers
July 24, 2023
Enjoyed reading this book as it gives you snippets of Hong Kong's history through things around you. However, as a 3rd edition, there are still typo errors (such as Santary Board instead of Sanitary Board). Some of the terminologies were also not thoroughly explained, such as "兵頭", which may be hard for a non-Hong Kong resident or younger generation to understand.

I think this book has the potential to publish an English version to capture a significant segment of readers who might be interested in the lighter side of Hong Kong's history. I'm surprised they don't sell it at the airport's bookshop.
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