Hong Kong, 1997: The Politics of Transition 9781685857912

Thoroughly researched and well documented, this accessible book looks at the past, present, and future of Hong Hong.

124 27 65MB

English Pages 234 [248] Year 2023

Table of contents :
Contents
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
List of Acronyms
Introduction: The Hong Kong Question
1 Chinese Policy Toward Hong Kong: A Limited Choice
2 China's "One Country, Two Systems" Policy Toward Hong Kong
3 The Formation of the SAR's Political System in the Basic Law
4 Does the Hong Kong SAR Have a High Degree of Autonomy?
5 China's Sovereignty over the Hong Kong SAR
6 China's Modernization and the Hong Kong Question
7 China's Policy Toward Hong Kong in the Transition Period
8 China's Policy on the 1997 Issue: A Pragmatic View
Bibliography
Index
About the Book and Author

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LYN NE RIENNER PUBLISHERS

B O U L D E R L O N D O N

Hong Kong, 1997

Hong Kong,

1997

The Politics of Transition

Enbao Wang

LYNN E R I E N N E R PUBLISHERS

B O U L D E R L O N D O N

Published in the United States of America in 1995 by Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. 1800 30th Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301 and in the United Kingdom by Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. 3 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 8LU © 1995 by Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wang, Enbao, 1953Hong Kong, 1997 : the politics of transition / Enbao Wang, p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-55587-597-1 (he: alk. paper) 1. Hong Kong—Politics and government. 2. Hong Kong—Relations— China. 3. China—Relations—Hong Kong. 4. China—Politics and government—1976I. Title. DS796.H757W36 1995 951.2505—