03133nam 2200469 450 991048504370332120230926172344.0981-15-7028-010.1007/978-981-15-7028-5(CKB)4100000011457897(MiAaPQ)EBC6353503(DE-He213)978-981-15-7028-5(PPN)259467081(EXLCZ)99410000001145789720210217d2021 uy 0engurnn#008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierStatus anxiety Hong Kong's crisis of identity /Bruce VonCannon1st ed. 2021.Singapore :Palgrave Macmillan,[2021]©20211 online resource (XXI, 109 p. 27 illus., 20 illus. in color.)Palgrave pivotIncludes index.981-15-7027-2 Chapter One:The House is on Fire! -- Chapter Two: Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area -- Chapter Three: Trade War: Caught between the Crosshairs -- Chapter Four:The Tale of Two Cities- Hong Kong and Shenzhen -- Chapter Five: Law and Order: The future of Rule of Law in Greater Bay Area, Epilogue: Heading Toward a new Paradigm.In this book, retired banking CEO Bruce VonCannon considers the past, present and future of Hong Kong, the dynamic finance-driven autonomous city that is beset by global issues- US–China tension, income inequality, housing scarcity, climate change- within the microcosm of a small island archipelago and a hyper-specific local culture. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is today one of the world’s foremost economic and financial hubs and a repository for 18% of the world’s stored wealth, home to the region’s most vibrant stock market, a major free trade port city and traditional gateway to mainland China, the world’s 2nd largest economy. The recent street protests which broke out in June 2019 have been described as a pro-democracy movement. However, other analysts disagree and argue that the street protests have more in common with the populist movements springing up in other parts of the world as the result of a growing divide between rich and poor. This book delves into financial realities, Hong Kong's position within the new global competition between China and the United States, and as a model for the urbanization of the future. Bruce VonCannon, a retired banking CEO, has been based in Hong Kong for over 20 years. In addition to private consultancies, he speaks and writes frequently on economics, finance and politics in the Asia-Pacific region. His Guidebook for the Asian Investor was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2017.Palgrave pivot.Hong Kong (China)Economic conditionsHong Kong (China)Politics and government330.95125VonCannon Bruce954303MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910485043703321Status anxiety2852902UNINA