The Government of Hong Kong wishes to express its thanks to Mr. G. B. Endacott, M.A., B. Litt. (Oxon), Mr. L. G. Young and Mr. E. A. Innes for their contributions to the History, Sport and Arts chapters respectively. Thanks are also due to all who have contributed photographs to this Report. Many of those published have been selected from entries to a Photographic Competition -the first of its kind sponsored by the Government in the latter months of 1952 and are acknowledged as such. The title- page photograph, itself a competition entry, is by Mr. T. W. Ng. Photographs without acknowledgement were taken by Government photographers.