James Hayes (historian) explained

James William Hayes (8 November 1930 – 6 July 2023) was a Hong Kong historian and civil servant.

Education

James Hayes held a BA from Queen Mary College, University of London, and an MA in History. He completed a Ph.D. from the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in 1975.^[1] ^[2]

Biography

James Hayes worked in Hong Kong's New Territories for almost half his thirty-two years of government service.^[3] He joined the British Hong Kong government as Cadet Officer Class II in 1956.^[2] He retired as Regional Secretary of the New Territories in 1987.^[4] He wrote extensively on the history and anthropology of the New Territories.^[5]

Hayes died on 6 July 2023, at the age of 92.^[1]

Bibliography

James Hayes' bibliography includes:

Books

Book: Hayes, James. The Hong Kong region, 1850-1911: institutions and leadership in town and countryside. 1977. Archon Books. 9780208016263.
Book: Hayes, James. The rural communities of Hong Kong: studies and themes. 1983. Oxford University Press. 9780195815047.
Book: Hayes, James . Tsuen Wan: Growth of a 'new Town' and its People. 1993. . 9780195851663.
Book: Hayes, James. Friends & teachers: Hong Kong and its people, 1953-87. 1996. Hong Kong University Press. 9789622093966.
Book: Hayes, James . South China Village Culture. 2001. Oxford University Press. 9780195919899.
Book: Hayes, James. The great difference: Hong Kong's New Territories and its people, 1898-2004. 2006. Hong Kong University Press. 9789622097940.

Book chapters

Book: Hayes. James. Marjorie. Topley. Aspects of Social Organization in the New Territories. 1964. Cathay Press. Hong Kong . 56615727. 10–15. The Settlement and Development of a Multiple-clan Village . Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. Weekend Symposium. 9th-10th May, 1964.
Book: Hayes, James. The Hong Kong Region, 1850 to 1911: Institutions and Leadership in Town and Countryside. 1977. Archon Books. Chapter 4: A Multilineage Settlement of Cantonese Farmers. 9780208016263.
Book: Hayes. James. James Hayes (historian) . 1985 . Johnson . David . Nathan . Andrew J. . Rawski . Evelyn S. . Popular Culture in Late Imperial China . . 75-111 . Chapter 3: Specialists and Written Materials in the Village World . 10.1525/9780520340121-006.
News: Hayes. James W.. James Hayes (historian) . 1991. Government and village: Reactions to modern development by long-settled communities in the New Territories of Hong Kong. JASO Occasional Paper. 8. 107-138.
Book: Hayes. James. Maria. Jaschok. Suzanne. Miers. Women and Chinese patriarchy: submission, servitude, and escape. 15 June 1994. Zed Books. 978-1856491266. 51–53. Chapter 3: San Po Tsai (Little Daughters-in-Law) and Child Betrothals in the New Territories of Hong Kong from the 1890s to the 1960s.
Book: Hamilton. Eric. Schofield. Walter. Peplow. S. H.. Tsui. Paul. Coates. Austin. Austin Coates . Hayes. James. James W. Hayes. John. Strickland. Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60. 2010. Hong Kong University Press. 9789888028382.

Journal articles

Hayes. James W. . James Hayes (historian) . 1962 . The Pattern of Life in the New Territories in 1898 . Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 2 . 75-102 . 1991-7295.
Hayes. James W. . James Hayes (historian) . 1963 . Cheung Chau 1850-1898: Information from Commemorative Tablets . Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 3 . 88-106 . 1991-7295.
Hayes. James W. . James Hayes (historian) . 1964. Peng Chau between 1798 and 1899. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 4 . 71-96. 1991-7295.
Hayes. James. James Hayes (historian). 1966. Old British Kowloon. Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 6. 120–137.
Hayes. James W. . James Hayes (historian) . 1969. Removal of Villages for Fung Shui Reasons. Another Example from Lantau Island, Hong Kong . Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 9. 156-158 . 1991-7295.
Hayes. James W. . James Hayes (historian) . 1970. The San on Map of Mgr. Volontieri. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 10 . 193-196. 1991-7295.
Hayes. James W. . James Hayes (historian) . 1970 . A Casualty of the Cultural Revolution . Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 10 . 196-197. 1991-7295.
Hayes. James. James Hayes (historian). 1971. Visit to the Tung Lin Kok Yuen, and other places on Hong Kong Island. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 11 . 195-197.
Hayes. James. James Hayes (historian). 1971. Rope-making and Dyeing/Calendering on Ap Lei Chau,Hong Kong. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 11 . 199-200.
Hase . Patrick H. . Patrick Hase . Hayes . James . James Hayes (historian) . Iu . K.C. . 1984 . Traditional Tea Growing in the New Territories. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 24. 264–281 . 1991-7295 .
Hayes. James. James Hayes (historian). 1999 . Feng Shui and Roadworks at Tong Fuk Village, 1958. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 39 . 255-259 . 1991-7295.
Hayes. James. James Hayes (historian). Hong Kong's Chinese associations: Their ceremonial occasions and their helpers. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 42. 67-99 . 2002. 1991-7295.
Hayes. James. James Hayes (historian). Afterthoughts on "South China Village Culture" (Hong Kong: Oxford University Press (China), 2001 . Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 42 . 393-398 . 1991-7295.
Hayes. James. James Hayes (historian). From rice to riches: A personal journey through a changing China (Jane Hutcheon). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 42. 2002. 472-474 . 1991-7295.
Hayes. James. James Hayes (historian). Village Literacy and Scholarship: Village Scholars and their Documents . Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 52. 2012. 77-137 . 1991-7295.
Book: Hayes, James . James Hayes (historian) . 2020 . Baker. Hugh D.R. . A Pattern of Life—Essays on Rural Hong Kong by James Hayes . . 978-962-937-553-9 .

Distinctions

Former President, Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch (1983–1990)^[6]
Companion of the Imperial Service Order (1986)^[2]
Doctor of Letters honoris causa, The University of Hong Kong (1992)
Honorary Fellow, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2008)
Honorary Institute Fellow, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

External links

Web site: Inventory of the James Hayes papers . . .

Notes and References

Web site: Smith . Richard J. . James Hayes obituary . mcusercontent.com . 8 July 2023.
Web site: James William Hayes Doctor of Letters honoris causa . Lee . Ngok . 1992 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001105146/http://www4.hku.hk/hongrads/index.php/archive/graduate_detail/166 . 1 October 2017 .
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Book: Carroll, John Mark. A concise history of Hong Kong. 2007. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-0742534223. 221 .
Book: Down to Earth: The Territorial Bond in South China. Faure. David. Siu. Helen. 1995. Stanford University Press. 0-8047-2434-2. xi.
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