Flowerdew, John

The final years of British Hong Kong : the discourse of colonial withdrawal / John Flowerdew. - xxi, 258 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-248) and index.

Acknowledgements -- Table of Acronyms -- Introduction -- The Imperialist Background -- From Early Development to the Beginnings of Retrocession -- The Negotiations and the Joint Declaration -- Representative Government and the Basic Law -- Tiananmen and After -- Enter Christopher Patten -- Patten's Political Reform Programme -- The Through Train Derailed -- A Lame Duck Government? -- The Die is Cast -- Ideology and Values -- Conclusion -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

0312177755 9780312177751

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Hong Kong (China)--History--Transfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997
Hong Kong (China)--Politics and government

DS796.H757 / F58 1998

951.2505