THE HONG KONG BRANCH
OF THE
ROYAL ASIATIC
SOCIETY
Patron:
H.E. Sir Murray Maclehose, G.B.E., K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., M.A. Governor of Hong Kong
The Council, 1979:
President:
Marjorie Topley, B.Sc.(Econ.), Ph.D.
Vice-Presidents:
J. W. Hayes, M.A., Ph.D., J.P. Carl T. Smith, B.A., M.Div.
Hon. Secretary:
B. C. J. Shaw, B.A., Ph.D.
Hon. Treasurer:
D. A. Gilkes, M.A., C.A., J.P.
Hon. Editor:
J. W. Hayes, M.A., Ph.D., J.P.
Hon. Librarian:
H. A. Rydings, M.B.E., M.A., A.L.A.
Councillors:
Helga Werle, Phil. Sin. Cand. (Munich) A. I. Diamond, M.A.
L. R. Wright, A.B., M.A., Ph.D. D. H. Liu
B. A. V. Peacock, M.A. P. K. Cavaye, B.A., Dip.Ed.
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