Overview
One Country, Two Systems in Crisis elucidates how China's intervention in Hong Kong after the British handover in 1984 has curtailed Hong Kong's civil liberties; how freedom of speech is at the mercy of the government; and how deception has turned the Pearl of the Orient into the rubber stamp of the Chinese Communist Party.
Full Product Details
Author: Wong Yiu-chung ,
Brian Bridges ,
Albert H.Y. Chen ,
Anne S. Y. Cheung
Publisher: Lexington Books
Imprint: Lexington Books
Dimensions:
Width: 17.30cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.485kg
ISBN: 9780739104927
ISBN 10: 0739104926
Pages: 254
Publication Date: 18 August 2004
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This edited volume covers a good range of topics related to post-1997 developments in Hong Kong. These include the major events and political and legal changes that shed light on the practice of 'one country, two systems' (state-society relations in the realms of education and, immigration policy, state-church relations), and Hong Kong's relationship with international actors such as the European Union, the United States, and Taiwan. All the chapters are written by scholars based in Hong Kong, and the book reflects developments accurately, in a way that can easily be understood by people outside Hong Kong. In devoting about a third of its contents to Hong Kong's changing relationship with the outside world, the book compares favorably with other edited volumes on post-1997 developments.--Ma Kgok The China Journal, No. 54
This edited volume covers a good range of topics related to post-1997 developments in Hong Kong. These include the major events and political and legal changes that shed light on the practice of 'one country, two systems' (state-society relations in the realms of education and, immigration policy, state-church relations), and Hong Kong's relationship with international actors such as the European Union, the United States, and Taiwan. All the chapters are written by scholars based in Hong Kong, and the book reflects developments accurately, in a way that can easily be understood by people outside Hong Kong. In devoting about a third of its contents to Hong Kong's changing relationship with the outside world, the book compares favorably with other edited volumes on post-1997 developments. -- Ma Kgok The China Journal, No. 54 This is a timely book. Anyone interested in knowing what has happened to Hong Kong after the handover will find it informative and interesting. -- Alvin So
Author Information
Wong Yiu-chung is associate professor of politics and sociology at Lingnan University, Hong Kong.
