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This is a history of one of the most enduring institutions of Hong Kong, and the first of its kind. Using the Club’s own records as well as a wide range of sources both from within Hong Kong and from the seafaring world at large, this is a comprehensive account of the life of the Missions, the tenancy of the different chaplains, managers, and stewards, the changes in seafaring practices and shipping, and the transformation of Hong Kong itself.

Stephen Davies is the author of East Sails West: The Voyage of the Keying, 1846–1855 (2013) and many other articles on Hong Kong’s maritime history. He opened the Hong Kong Maritime Museum and served as its first director 2005–2011. He is currently an hon