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The Final Years of British Hong Kong

The Discourse of Colonial Withdrawal

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  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. John Flowerdew

    1. English Department, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Imperialist Background

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      Pages 3-15

    3. From Early Development to the Beginnings of Retrocession

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      Pages 16-31

    4. The Negotiations and the Joint Declaration

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      Pages 32-52

    5. Representative Government and the Basic Law

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      Pages 53-65

    6. Tiananmen and After

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      Pages 66-81

  3. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Enter Christopher Patten

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      Pages 85-105

    3. Patten’s Political Reform Programme

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      Pages 106-128

    4. The Through Train Derailed

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      Pages 129-149

    5. A Lame Duck Government?

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      Pages 150-170

    6. The Die is Cast

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      Pages 171-190

    7. Ideology and Values

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      Pages 191-213

    8. Conclusion

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      Pages 214-221

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 222-258
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About this book

This book critically reviews the British experience in Hong Kong with special emphasis on the tenure of the last governor, Chris Patten, and the discourse he used in guiding the transfer of sovereignty to China. While the People's Republic of China proclaimed the recovery of Hong Kong to be just retribution for a century and a half of national shame under British rule, Patten, as the spokesperson for the British, was concerned that Britain's exit from its last significant colony should be an honourable one.

Authors and Affiliations

  • English Department, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    John Flowerdew

About the author

JOHN FLOWERDEW is Associate Professor of English at the City University of Hong Kong. He has been studying Hong Kong's political transition for the last 7 years, through the Hong Kong and international media, personal contact with interested parties, including the Hong Kong Governor, Chris Patten, and a close analysis of Patten's political language.

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