"Creator of Hang Seng Index witnessed changes in Hong Kong during past century
Nicole Kwan (left) states that The Dragon and the Crown is a microcosm of the history of the people of Hong Kong during the last century. Senator Vivienne Poy (right) and Stanley Kwan (middle) at the book launch. - photo by Sing Tao Daily
Stanley Kwan, the creator of the Hang Seng Index, launched his memoirs The Dragon and the Crown at the Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library on Thursday, December 11, 2008. He was joined in a panel discussion by Senator Vivienne Poy, Professor Bernard Luk, journalist Jan Wong, and co-author Nicole Kwan... "
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Sing Tao Daily
Toronto - Dec 12, 2008
"The Dragon and the Crown well received
Professor Bernard Luk said ... the book lets second generation Chinese Canadians learn about the experiences of their forefathers... " (full text in Chinese)
Sing Tao Daily
Toronto - Dec 12, 2008
"Stanley Kwan - creator of the Hang Seng Index - recounts Hong Kong history in his memoirs
(from left) Nicole Kwan (niece of Stanley Kwan and co-author), Stanley Kwan and Senator Vivienne Poy at the book launch of "The Dragon and the Crown" in Toronto, Canada on December 11, 2008
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Stanley Kwan signing his book for readers at the launch of "The Dragon and the Crown"
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... capturing the transition of Hong kong from an entrepot to an international financial centre and from a British colony to its return to the Chinese motherland..."
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Ming Pao
Toronto - Dec 12, 2008
"83 year-old Stanley Kwan - the creator of the Hang Seng Index - publishes his memoirs recording his dramatic life experiences
Wedged between the East and the West, Kwan witnessed the tremendous growth and changes in the economy of Hong Kong..."
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World Journal
Toronto - Dec 12, 2008
"The Father of Hang Seng Index publishes memoirs"
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Today Daily News
Toronto - Dec 12, 2008
"War and peace in times of Hang Seng Index architect "
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Although the Hang Seng Index remains one of the world's most influential stocks indicators, the story of its origins is little documented. Part of it emerges in Stanley Kwan Sze-kwong's The Dragon and the Crown... is more than just a dry financial story. It is like a vivid documentary that draws readers into Kwan's life to experience the social and cultural lives of ordinary people swept up in the tide of history during one of the city's key periods.
Hong Kong Standard
Hong Kong - Jan 9, 2009