ebooks Politics and Religion in Ancient and Medieval Europe and China by From The Chinese University Press in History

Review

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. In TributeBy MaryThis biography was written to honor the memory of Sir/Dr. Kai Ho Kai of Hong Kong. It has been prodigiously researched and offers a detailed picture of political life/activity in Hong Kong in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dr. Ho Kai never practiced medicine but instead went into law. The Alice Memorial Hospital in HK is named for his first wife; an Englishwoman. Given the times in which Dr. Kai Ho Kai lived; when HK was a British colony;when there were clear class and racial distinctions; I wish the author had explored more fully--if that were possible--the feelings of his subject. His interracial marriage in itself was unique. On the mainland China was attempting to regain sovereignty over its own affairs. I felt a sense of Dr. Kai Ho Kai's accomplishments but not of the man himself. I admire the author for bringing him to our attention.