Hong Kong’s Transitions, 1842–1997

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction: Hong Kong’s Transitions

   • Judith M. Brown, Rosemary Foot

   Pages 1-15

3. Hong Kong in British Decolonisation

   • John Darwin

   Pages 16-32

4. The Colony’s Shifting Position in the British Informal Empire in China

   • Robert A. Bickers

   Pages 33-61

5. Government and Politics in Hong Kong: A Colonial Paradox

   • Steve Tsang

   Pages 62-83

6. National and International Interests in the Decolonisation of Hong Kong, 1946–97

   • Brian Hook

   Pages 84-102

7. Reflections on Being Chinese in Hong Kong

   • David Faure

   Pages 103-120

8. Hong Kong Communities Overseas

   • Ronald Skeldon

   Pages 121-148

9. Hong Kong’s Transition to Chinese Rule: The Fate of the Joint Declaration

   • James T. H. Tang

   Pages 149-165

10. Hong Kong’s Economy and Its Global Connections: Prospects for 1997 and Beyond

    • Michael Taylor

    Pages 166-191

11. Hong Kong: A New Beginning for China?

    • Michael Yahuda

    Pages 192-210

12. Back Matter

    Pages 211-213

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The reversion of Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997 is an event of major historical significance. This volume examines this dramatic event from a long-term perspective against the background of earlier turning points in Hong Kong's political, economic and social history. It also explores Hong Kong's links with China and Britain in this troubled last decade of colonial rule, and offers a basis for assessing the territory's possible future as a part of the Chinese state.

• China
• economy
• government
• politics
• social history
• state

• University of Oxford, UK

  Judith M. Brown, Rosemary Foot

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