The arduous struggles of the people of Hong Kong to overcome the challenges of nature vividly depict the development of modern-day Hong Kong.
Weathering the Storm is divided into two parts. The first part, based on valuable historical texts and photographs, describes the characteristics of Hong Kong"s climate and the natural disasters that struck in the past. The second part details the establishment and development of the Hong Kong Observatory and analyses society"s gradual adoption of Western sciences and research attitude. The history of the Hong Kong Observatory is an illustration of the distinct features of Hong Kong"s progress.
Professor Ho Pui-yin, a graduate of the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a history major,obtained her Maitrise and Doctorat degrees in Paris University. Her postgraduate research emphases were on prosopography study and social history. She previously worked as a research consultant at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, and now teaches in the History Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her current researches are mainly on Hong Kong"s social and economic history.
