RASHKB Journal 皇家亞洲學會香港分會學刊 | RAS-1994 https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/zk522640g 110 Bibliography Theses, Books and Journals, and Papers and Articles in Books and Journals Aimer, Goran, 'Being Caught by a Fishnet, On Fengshui in Southeastern China', Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, vol. 8, 1968 Baker, Hugh, 'Burial, Geomancy and Ancestor Worship', Aspects of Social Organization in the New Territories, Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch, week-end symposium, 1964. 'Geomancer'. Ancestral Images, A Hong Kong Album, South China Morning Post, 1979 'Grave', More Ancestral Images, A Second Hong Kong Album, South China Morning Post, 1980 'Red', Ancestral Images Again, South China Morning Post, 1981 Ball, J Dyer, Things Chinese, Graham Brash, 1989 (first published 1903). Bard, Solomon, In Search of the Past: A Guide to the Antiquities of Hong Kong, the Urban Council Hong Kong, 1988 Block, Alex Ben, The Legend of Bruce Lee, Dell Publishing Co, 1974. Bloomfield, Frena, The Occult World of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Publishing Company Ltd, 1980 Burkhardt, V.R., Chinese Creeds and Customs, South China Morning Post Ltd., 1982 Chatwin, Bruce, The Songlines, Picador, 1987 Chinese Landscapes: The Village as a Place, University of Hawaii Press (c. 1992) Cumine, Eric, Hong Kong Ways and Byways, Belongers' Publications Ltd, 1981 Dudgeon, David and Richard Corlett, Hills and Streams, An Ecology of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 1994 Edwards, W.H., An Introduction to Aboriginal Societies, 4 April 1990 ================================================================================ RASHKB Journal 皇家亞洲學會香港分會學刊 | RAS-1997 https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/wp98g7579 155 Asiatic Society has really been a “labour of love" and James has described the Branch as the "Joy of his life". Although now living "Down Under", he likes to stress he is "only a fax away". He makes regular visits back to Hong Kong. Following Dr Hayes as President was David Gilkes. Almost all his nearly 30 years as a member of the Branch in Hong Kong was spent as an office bearer. In addition to Dr Hayes the Reverend Carl T. Smith, at present as Honorary Vice-President, an American, is another Branch member with an international reputation. He has made major contributions to local history with many publications to his credit. One of his greatest achievements was working through all the records in the Hong Kong Public Records Office (Smith 1995: 315). As a result the "Carl Smith Card Index System" has been microfilmed by the Utah Genealogical Society and a copy of the system is in the Public Records Office where it is known as the "Smith Collection", Other Hong Kong RAS present or past members of note include J. D. Romer, normally known to the Chinese as the “Snake King”. In Cantonese, this expression has a double entendre. Romer was, however, certainly not a lazy person! Worldwide, the Romer Tree Frog (Philautus romeri) is found only on one or two of Hong Kong's islands. It is little bigger than an adult's thumb nail and was first identified by Romer (Dudgeon 1994: 168), There is also Keith Stevens, now an overseas member living in England, where his house has a large “god room". His personal collection, said to be the largest private collection of Chinese gods in the world, consists of about 1,500 images of deities (Stevens 1997). The future A well attended seminar was held in May 1987, the purpose of which was to look at the future of the RASHKB. At the time, a questionnaire was also issued to all members. Since then, the future role of the Branch has been discussed at various Council meetings. It was quoted in a publication entitled, A Handbook to Hong Kong, ================================================================================ RASHKB Journal 皇家亞洲學會香港分會學刊 | RAS-1997 https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/wp98g7579 158 that you cannot please all the members all the time there is still a role for societies like the Royal Asiatic Society to play in Hong Kong. It is interesting to recall that some of the best research on Hong Kong history has been carried out by amateurs, often by RAS members. We, as members, must continue to ask ourselves the question: How can the local Branch make Hong Kong a better place and how can we members continue to serve the community, including both Chinese and Westerners? References Bard, Solomon. 1995. “Archaeology in Hong Kong: A Review of Achievements”, Archaeology in Southeast Asia, University of Hong Kong: 383-395. Chambers Biographical Dictionary. Revised edition 1969. states: “(Bowring) ... acquired knowledge of 200 languages”. Dudgeon, David and Richard Corlett. 1994. Hills and Streams: an Ecology of Hong Kong, Oxford University Press. Endacott, G. B. 1958. A History of Hong Kong, Oxford University Press. Hayes, James William. 1989. “Letter to the Chairman, Consultative Committee for the Basic Law”, Journal RASHKB, 29: xvi and xvii. 1997. "The Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch", Journal RASHKB, 34: 129-145. Pfister, Lauren F. 1993. "Clues to the Life and Academic Achievements of One of the Most Famous Nineteenth Century European Sinologists-James Legge (AD 1815-1897)", Journal HKBRAS, 30: 180-218. Ride, Lindsay and May, 1996. An East India Company Cemetery, ed. Bernard Mellor, Hong Kong University Press. The Royal Asiatic Society: Its History and Treasures. 1979. eds. Stuart Simmonds and Simon Digby, The Royal Asiatic Society London. ================================================================================