Crisis and Transformation in China's Hong Kong

Hong Kong has undergone sweeping transformation since its return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. This is a multidisciplinary assessment of the new regime and key issues, challenges, crises and opportunities confronting the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

List of contents

1: Introduction; 2: Hong Kong and the Reconstruction of China's Political Order; 3: Realpolitik Realignment of the Democratic Camp in the Hong Kong SAR; 4: Changing Political Cleavages in Post-1997 Hong Kong; 5: The 1999 District Councils Elections; 6: Transformation of the Civil Service System; 7: Chapter 1 of Hong Kong's New Constitution; 8: Legal Facets of Hong Kong SAR Economic Development; 9: Hong Kong's Economy Since 1997; 10: “Fifty Years No Change”?; 11: Hong Kong's Language Policy in the Postcolonial Age; 12: The Transformation of Academic Autonomy in Hong Kong; 13: Walking a Tight Rope; 14: Postcolonial Cultural Trends in Hong Kong; 15: Conclusion: Crisis and Transformation in the Hong Kong SAR

About the author

Ming K. Chan, Alvin Y. So

Product details

• Authors: Ming K. Chan, Chan Ming K., Alvin Y. So, So Alvin Y.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2002
• EAN: 9780765610003
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-1000-3
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 31 mm
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Asia / China, Hong Kong, Regional Studies, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Regional / International studies, Asian History