The Government of Hong Kong wishes to thank Professor F. S. Drake for permission to use his un- published preliminary report on the Li Cheng Uk tomb as the basis of the chapter on archaeology, Mr. J. M. Braga for advice on the history chapter, Mr. L. G. Young for his contribution on sport, and all who have contributed photographs and whose names are acknowledged in each case.
The design on the cover is a reproduction of the first seal of Hong Kong, struck in 1842.