| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 99 pages) : color illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
Message from the Chief Executive of the HKSAR and Patron of the Hong Kong Red Cross, The Honourable Tung Chee Hwa; Message from the President; Acknowledgements; 1.A World with No Strangers; 2. Foundations: Beginning Trickle by Trickle; 3. Never Neglecting the Needs of the Poor and the Weak; 4. Change; 5. From Receiving Help to Self-Help and Helping OthersTracing service; 6. Bearing Witness to an Era; 7. Building a Caring Society Together; APPENDIX 1 -- Vision, Mission and the Fundamental Principles of the Hong Kong Red Cross; APPENDIX 2 -- Hong Kong Red Cross's 50 Years of Service |
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APPENDIX 3 -- Patrons and Council Members of the Hong Kong Red Crossin 2000-2001APPENDIX 4 -- The Office-Bearers of the Hong Kong Red Cross from 1949 to 2000 |
| Summary |
These are two 'stories of Hong Kong' which have developed in tandem. Indeed, the 50-year history of the Hong Kong Red Cross in promoting humanitarian work is a fitting testimony to the successful nurturing of the society of Hong Kong and its citizens into loving and caring human beings |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
HKU Press digital editions |
| Subject |
Hong Kong Red Cross.
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| SUBJECT |
Hong Kong Red Cross |
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Hong Kong Red Cross fast |
| Subject |
Red Cross and Red Crescent -- China -- Hong Kong -- History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Philanthropy & Charity.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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Red Cross and Red Crescent
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| SUBJECT |
Hong Kong (China)
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| Subject |
China -- Hong Kong
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789882202061 |
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9882202063 |
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9622095305 |
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9789622095304 |
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9622095291 |
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9789622095298 |
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