CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
viii
HON. TREASURER'S REPORT
xvi
HON. LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
ARTICLES:
Temple Oracles in a Chinese City - Julian Pas
1
Notes on the History of Tsuen Wan - David Faure
46
Hong Kong Island Before 1841 - James Hayes
105
State Regulation of Prostitution in Hong Kong, 1857 to 1941 - R.J. Miners
143
The Pearl River Estuary Oyster Industry in and around Deep Bay - R.A. Bowler, D.S.C. Yang and A.J.E. Smith
162
The Structure and Operation of Kei Wais (鄉 僻 ) — Y.H. Cheung, K.Y. Tai, S.W. Tsao and L.B. Thrower
182
The Shanghai Municipal Council, 1850-1865 - J.H. Haan
207
The Chinese "Yue Lan” Ghost Festival in Japan: A Kobe Case Study, Aug. 31 - Sept. 4, 1982 — Choi Chi-cheung
230
NOTES AND QUERIES:
Traditional Tea Growing in the New Territories - P.H. Hase, J.W. Hayes and K.C. Iu
264
Cheung Ah-lum, a Biographical Note - Choi Chi-cheung
282
Julian Tenison Woods in Hong Kong - Roderick O'Brien S.J.
288
Lime-making on Tsing Yi - Wong Tak-yan
295
Wai Cheung (k), a Kind of Rural Leader in the 19th Century Hong Kong Region - James Hayes
307