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textbooks published in China in the years 1965-1972. Critiques of Confucius in Contemporary China By K a m Louie This book deals with the changing attitudes of Chinese intellectuals towards Confucius and Confucianism over the course of this century. In addition to tracing these changes in attitude, the book covers in detail events which took place during the communist period. Discussions centred round three important topics: Confucius' class background, his theories of ethics, and his views on education. Kwei's Video Codes for Chinese Characters By C. S. Kwei The video code is designed to facilitate the mechanization of the use of Chinese ideographs without destroying their etymological identities. It is formed of two 4-digit codes—the structure code which denotes the structure of a character, and the pronouncing code which indicates the Mandarin pronunciation of the character. The two 4-digit codes may be used separately or together. Lu Xün Siao Shuo Ji: Vocabulary Translated by D. C. Lau Designed to make easier the study of Lu Xün's stories, this book carries the texts in Chinese on the left-hand pages, and, on the right-hand pages is printed the vocabulary which comprises definitions of 2,500 words and phrases with their pronunciations given in accordance with the Pin Yin System. Two Writers and the Cultural Revolution Edited by George Kao The two writers, whose works this book presents, are Lao She and Chen Jo-hsi. Th e so-called Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution played a central part in the life of each. It ended Lao She's long and variegated writing career and in an indirect way, was responsible for launching Che n Jo-hsi's. This book provides a glimpse into some of Lao She's pre-1949 writings, his fictions, in English versions not readily available elsewhere, and contains two translations of Chen Jo-hsi's short stories from her second collection, The Old Man. Manufactured Exports and Employment in Hong Kong By Tzong-biau Lin, Victor M o k & Yin-ping Ho This book begins with a description of the structure and performance of the Hong Kong economy, and then proceeds to examine the various aspects of the export-employment relationship in the manufacturing sector, applying the regression and input-output analyses. On the basis of these quantitative analyses, suggestions are made as to what can be done in future in order to further diversify and strengthen Hong Kong's industrial base and generate greater employment opportunities for Hong Kong's ever-growing population. Trade Barriers and the Promotion of Hong Kong Exports By Tzong-biau Lin & Victor M ok This book gives an account of the development of Hong Kong from an entrepot to a leading exporter of manufactured goods among the LDC's. The authors trace the development of tariff and non-tariff trade barriers and analyse how Hong Kong has overcome them and successfully promoted its exports. Their views on the prospects for the Hong Kong economy, including the much discussed problem of industrial diversification, are also presented in this work. Recent Developments in Medical Education Edited by G. H. Choa This book presents an overall review of developments in medical education in Southeast Asia during the last quarter of a century. It should be of particular interest to medical scientists, educationists an d professional practitioners. Nan-fang ts'ao-mu chuang--A Fourth Century Flora of Southeast Asia By Hui-lin Li Nan-fang ts'ao-mu chuang (Plants of the Southern Regions) by Chi Han is an importan t early treatise on plants of Southeast Asia and reported to 28