No City for Slow Men: Hong Kong's Quirks and Quandaries Laid Bare

by Jason Y. Ng

Book Overview

Blogger Jason Y. Ng has a knack for making the familiar both fascinating and funny. This collection of 36 essays examines some of the pressing social issues facing Hong Kong. It takes us from the gravity-defying property market to the plunging depths of old age poverty, from urban streets to beckoning islands, from the culture-shocked expat to the misunderstood Mainland Chinese and the disenfranchised domestic worker. The result is thought-provoking,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9881613876
• ISBN13: 9789881613875
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Blacksmith Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.2"