"A magisterial achievement! The authors have combined intensive research skills about pioneering contributions to adult education initiatives with extensive perceptions about how these reflected and sometimes anticipated international trends, via a clear

"The book accounts for how HKU SPACE has developed itself into the leader in the market and prompts the reader to think about how continuing education may contribute to the building of an illustrious education hub in Hong Kong. Debates concerning governan

"Though widely admired internationally, the story of the University of Hong Kong's continuing education arm has remained untold until now. In a valuable contribution, Chiu and Cunich give us a scholarly and readable account of what SPACE and Extra-Mural S

Lawrence M. W. Chiu is a graduate in history from the University of Hong Kong. His previous work has focused mainly on the history of Hong Kong and China during the Second World War. Peter Cunich has taught history at the University of Hong Kong for the last fifteen years. He is director of the University's Centenary History Project.