INTRODUCTION I Hong Kong as a society 2 Tile lack of sociological studies of Hong Kong 3 The scope and limitations of the present collection 4 Value-free versus objective social science PART ONE GENERAL SOCIOLOGY OF HONG KONG I THE STRUCTURE OF RURAL CHINESE SOCIETY IN NEW TERRITORIES I Introduction 2. The new territories 3 Market town-village relations 4 Lineage structure 5 Leadership and politics 6 The changing economy 7 Religious patterns 8 Family life 9 The future outlook II A CHINESE VILLAGE ON I-IONG KONG ISLAND FIFTY YEARS AGO-TAI TAM TUK, VILLAGE UNDER THE WATER III CULTURE AND SOCIETY OF A HAKKA COMMUNITY ON LANTAU ISLAND, HONG KONG I The Hakka background 2. The daily routine 3 Village organization 4 Ritual and belief IV SOCIAI.I STRUCTURE AND SOCIAL STRATIFICATION IN HONG KONG I The post-war industrial revolution 2. Occupational groups 3 Rate of economic participation 4 Employment status 5 Income 6 Standard of living 7 Ranking of occupations 8 Social mobility 9 Education 10 Language V HONG KONG UNDER JAPANESE OCCUPATION: CHANGES IN SOCIAL STRUCTURE VI A STUDY IN WESTERNIZATION PART TWO THE ROLE OF SAVINGS AND WEALTH AMONG HONG KONG CHINESE PART THREE SPECIFIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF HONG KONG VII PROBLEMS OF MACRO-ECONOMIC PROGRAMMING IN HONG KONG VIII HOUSING THE NEEDY IX URBAN HOUSING IN I-IONG KONG, 1945-63 X SOME SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE ILLEGAL USE OF NARCOTICS IN HONG KONG 1 Introduction 2. The process of supply 3 The demand for narcotics 4 The creation of an addict 5 Conclusion XI THE STRUGGLE FOR AIR XII PROBLEMS OF BILINGUAL MILIEU IN HONG KONG: STRAIN OF THE TWO-LANGUAGE SYSTEM XIII CULTURAL PROBLEMS OF CHINESE STUDENTS IN A WESTERN-TYPE UNIVERSITY XIV A POSTSCRIPT ON RIOTS AND THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG