A Death in Hong Kong - (Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies) 2nd Edition by Nigel Collett (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In January 1980, a young police officer named John MacLennan committed suicide in his Ho Man Tin flat. His death came mere hours before he was to be arrested for committing homosexual acts still, at that point, illegal in Hong Kong. But this was more than the desperate act of a young man, ashamed and afraid; both his death and the subsequent investigation were a smokescreen for a scandal that went to the heart of the establishment. Both the life and death of John MacLennan seemed to many of those in power to threaten the stability of one of Britain's last colonies. The second edition includes a foreword by Christine Loh, as well as updated information from new interviews with key people involved in the case. With endorsements from human rights researchers and the local community, this book provides insight into Hong Kong during a time of social unrest and corruption scandals, a time when homosexuality and paedophilia were often considered interchangeable and both offered easy targets for blackmail.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Nigel Collett </b>is a biographer based in Hong Kong.
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