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THE HONG KONG BRANCH

OF THE

ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY

Patron:

H.E. Sir Edward Youde G.C.M.G., M.B.E., Governor of Hong Kong

The Council, 1983

President:

J. W. Hayes, M.A., Ph.D., J.P.

Vice-Presidents:

Carl T. Smith, B.A., M.DIV.

A. I. Diamond, M.A.

Hon. Secretary:

R. H. McLean

Hon. Treasurer:

D. A. Gilkes, M.A., C.A., J.P.

Hon. Editor:

P. H. Hase, B.A., Ph.D.

Hon. Librarian:

V. E. Morgan, B.A., A.L.A.

Councillors:

M. Topley B.Sc., Ph.D.

Alan Birch, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.Hist. Soc. H. A. Rydings, M.B.E., M.A., A.L.A. Hugh Gibb, M.A.

Michael Lau, B.A., Dip.Ed., M.A., Ph.D. J. Young, M.A., Ph.D.

Oliver Siddle, B.A.(Oxon.), F.R.S.A. Elizabeth Sinn B.A.

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