OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY
The Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society was originally founded in 1847 but ceased to exist in 1859. It was reconstituted in 1959.
The objects of the Society are to encourage an active interest in East Asia and, in particular, China through the medium of lectures, meetings, discussions, visits and by publishing an annual journal, and to do such other things as may be conducive to the attainment of the objects of the Society.
A brochure containing a short history of the Hong Branch, together with a list of lectures given before the Society since its reconstitution, can be obtained from the Hon. Secretary, G.P.O. Box 3864, Hong Kong, China.
NOTE TO CONTRIBUTORS
The Council welcomes contributions to the Journal, either in the form of articles, notes, queries or book reviews. Contributions containing photographs and plates are particularly welcome. The text should be forwarded in soft copy, using either WordPerfect, MS Word or other word processing software, and should adhere closely to the Journal's style, a sample of which is on the following page. Articles without an accompanying diskette will not normally be accepted. It is requested that submissions are checked carefully for grammar, punctuation and spelling before transmission.
The Hon. Editor will make every effort, upon request, to preserve original photographs and illustrations and return them to respective authors intact. The Hon. Editor, however, takes no responsibility for damage caused to such documents during the publishing process.
Responsibility for opinions expressed in articles, notes, queries or book reviews published in the Journal rests with individual contributors and not with the Council.
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