The Hong Kong Conundrum
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The Hong Kong Conundrum

Pangs of Transition

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The Hong Kong Conundrum

Pangs of Transition

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The peaceful surrender of Hong Kong to China on the midnight of 30 June 1997 after almost one hundred and fifty-six years of colonial rule was unique in the annals of history. Rarely before had one power surrendered a rich prize to another. The credit for finding a solution to the peaceful reunification of Hong Kong, a capital enclave, with mainland China, a socialist country, through the formula of 'one country, two systems' goes to Deng Xiaoping, China's most pragmatic leader. Deng, however, breathed his last before Hong Kong's merger with the mainland.

This book attempts to encapsulate the history of Hong Kong ever since the territory was acquired by Great Britain through what the Chinese call 'the unequal treaties', the evolution of the colonial administration in Hong Kong, its emergence as a commercial centre and financial hub, the protracted Sino-British negotiation leading to the signing of the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law, the democracy debate in Hong Kong, the ethnic Indians in Hong Kong and the pangs of transition.

Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan).

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2022
ISBN
9781000833560
Edition
1
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Asian Politics
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. List of Abbreviations
  9. 1. Opium Trade and Unequal Treaties: The Birth of Hong Kong
  10. 2. Evolution of Colonial Administration in Hong Kong
  11. 3. Rise of Hong Kong as a Commercial and Trading Centre
  12. 4. The Joint Declaration, Basic Law, and ‘One Country, Two Systems’
  13. 5. Political Participation and Democratisation
  14. 6. The Nationality Issue and Hong Kong Indians
  15. 7. Pangs of Transition
  16. 8. Congential Irreconliability
  17. 9. Postscript China overhauls Hong Kong's Electoral System
  18. Annexure 1 Treaty of Nanking (Nanjing), August 29, 18421
  19. Annexure II Joint Declaration
  20. Annex I Elaboration by the Government of The People's Republic of China of Its Basic Policies Regarding Hong Kong
  21. Annex II Sino-British Joint Liaison Group
  22. Annex III Land Leases
  23. Memoranda (To Be Exchanged Between the Two Sides)
  24. Bibliography