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Since its opening as a port in 1841, Hong Kong has gradually developed various industries under the colonial government. According to government statistics in 1860, in addition to simple fishery and agriculture, Hong Kong already had some commercial trade and service industries. By the mid-20th century, all walks of life in Hong Kong were flourishing, and their development had reached a very mature level. Local history expert Zheng Baohong, through more than a hundred precious photos and historical details, introduces nearly 20 trade and financial industries in Hong Kong that have either declined or have kept pace with the times over the past century. This allows you to understand the historical trajectory of the development of the industry and remember the Hong Kong people's silent hard work and struggle for life.

More than 120 sets of comparisons between the past and today show the changes in Admiralty and Hong Kong Island to the east. Follow the image traces in the book and trace the joy of ordinary people in the past. The seamen's barracks in Admiralty, the Fengyue District in Wan Chai, the fishing port scenery of Causeway Bay and Shau Kei Wan, the civilian playground in North Point, and the dock industry in Taikoo, etc., All show the vitality of the city and the customs of the common people.

Central and Western District, the commercial and financial lifeline of Hong Kong. After more than a hundred years of baptism, the prosperity remains the same. Comparisons between past years and today repeatedly demonstrate the business opportunities and vitality of a mixture of tradition and modernity. Starting from the top of the mountain, the famous collector Zheng Baohong uses precious old pictures and close-up photos of the current appearance from the same angle to compare the past and present of Central and Western District, leading readers to walk along the avenues and linger on street corners to feel the human feelings of the past that remain to this day. The book is divided into five parts: Central, Queen's Road Central and Side Street, Des Voeux Road Central and Waterfront, Sheung Wan and Western District. In addition to the familiar Hollywood Road, Queen's Road Central and Des Voeux Road, the main arterial roads running through the Central and Western District, this book also does not ignore the side streets and alleys full of traditional style. There are about a hundred sets of old and new photos in the book, spanning a century. They tell the story of the changes in the Central and Western Districts of Hong Kong starting from the British rule, and also recreate the look of Hong Kong in the early and mid-20th century.

Food and entertainment are closest to ordinary people's lives. Over the past century or so, some of Hong Kong's catering and entertainment industries have gradually disappeared due to changes in times and environment, while others are still standing, accompanying Hong Kong residents through every era. Local history expert Zheng Baohong, following "Century of Hong Kong's Huayang Industry - Trade and Finance", in "Food and Entertainment" uses more than 200 rare photos and many newspaper materials to review more than 20 catering and entertainment industries in Hong Kong that are closely related to people's livelihood over the past century, allowing you to appreciate a moment of leisure in the past through historical details.

Things have changed, times have changed, and seas have changed. How many Hong Kong people today know that Des Voeux Road in Central was originally a waterfront? The seawall in Wan Chai was originally on Johnston Road? Based on first-hand information, this book briefly explains the development of Hong Kong Island's streets over the past century, which is very helpful for readers to understand the development of the entire region!