🎧 Hong Kong's History: Part 2 with Jason Wordie
20th Century
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47m
Jason Wordie is an established local historian and writer who conducts historical walks in Hong Kong for Hong Kong residents. Jason has written extensively on Hong Kong, Macao and the surrounding region and he has a regular column in the South China Morning Post.
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