{ "item_title" : "The Life and Times of Sir Kai Ho Kai", "item_author" : [" G. H. Choa "], "item_description" : "Sir Kai Ho Kai, C.M.G., (1959-1914) was the first Chinese to qualify in medicine at Aberdeen University. He was the second Chinese barrister admitted to the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, having been called to the bar after attending Lincoln's Inn. He was the third Chinese to sit on the legislative Council of Hong Kong. This book not only records Sir Kai's life and his family, but it also describes notable events in Hong Kong in the early years in which Sir Kai played a part. The health problems leading to the outbreaks of the notorious Bubonic Plague Epidemic, which lasted from 1894 to 1923, the greatest disaster in the history of Hong Kong, are discussed. Also included are thumbnail sketches and amusing anecdotes of prominent citizens and government officials of Hong Kong and famous Chinese mandarins, reformists, and revolutionaries. Dr. G. H. Choa is a Doctor of Medicine graduated from the University of Hong Kong. He was a Lecturer in Medicine at the University of Hong Kong, 1949-1956, and Founding Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1978-1988. His publications include papers on the history of medicine of Hong Kong and drug addiction problems in Hong Kong. He is the author of one other book, Heal the Sick Was Their Motto: The Protestant Medical Missionaries in China, a history of medical education in China. Distributed by the University of Michigan Press in Canada and the United States and its dependencies.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers3.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/62/201/873/9622018734_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "23.00", "online_price" : "23.00", "our_price" : "23.00", "club_price" : "23.00", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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