Hong Kong Blue Book, 1919

Hong Kong Blue Book for 1919 This is an administrative reference work published by the Hong Kong government in 1920, containing tabulated data and regulatory information for the Crown Colony. The volume comprises a comprehensive schedule of taxes, duties, fees, and revenue sources, organized alphabetically from admiralty jurisdiction fees through various licensing requirements (arms, carriages, dog, jinrikishas, etc.). It includes sections on civil establishments, criminal statistics, government expenditure and revenue, education and newspapers, hospitals, banking, postal and telegraph operations, population and vital statistics, shipping records, and railways and public works. The detailed contents list references pages 1-424 covering statistical returns, legislation, and institutional information. The work serves as an official register of governmental structures, financial accounts, and regulatory frameworks governing the colony's administration during this period.