Acknowledgements iii Introduction 1 Pt.I An overview Ch.1 Is there a colonial mentality? 9 Ch.2 In Britain's footsteps: the colonial heritage 25 Ch.3 Hong Kong's lost generation 47 Ch.4 Beyond colonialism: the shift in 1967 69 Pt.II Documentary appendix Ch.5 Social welfare, including housing, 1949-50 87 Ch.6 British government thinking on Hong Kong, 1956-1964 127 Ch.7 Sir David Trench and Constitutional reforms in Hong Kong 195