02741nam 2200445 450 991081127140332120230814222839.0988-237-702-5(CKB)4100000004835905(OCoLC)1032590971(MdBmJHUP)muse60108(MiAaPQ)EBC5433595(Au-PeEL)EBL5433595(CaPaEBR)ebr11582962(EXLCZ)99410000000483590520180706d2018 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierConjecturing Hong Kong's future Lam Hang-chi's editorials from the Hong Kong economic journal 1975-1984 /written by Lam Hang-chi ; edited and translated by J.S. KungSha Tin New Town, Hong Kong :The Chinese University Press,[2018]©20181 online resource (1 PDF (xxii, 476 pages))Includes index.962-996-837-1 1. 1975 : the countdown begins -- 2. 1976 : changes in China -- 3. 1977 : MacLehose in full fling -- 4. 1978 : China's open-door policy -- 5. 1979 : a bubble is starting to form -- 6. 1980 : influx from China -- 7. 1981 : China and Britain conceal their hands -- 8. 1982 : Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong? -- 9. 1983 : is Hong Kong losing its nerve? -- 10. 1984 : Britain turns its back.1975-1984: the decade leading up to the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration witnessed the rise of China from an isolated country to a serious economic player on the world stage and the decline of the British empire. Torn between the two was Hong Kong, a stable and prosperous British colony with an almost wholly Chinese population, a city world-renowned for money-making with little interest in politics. What would be Hong Kong's fate after 1997? At times astute and uncannily prescient, at other times wildly imaginative, Lam Hang-chi's daily editorials in the Hong Kong Economic Journal analyzed and conjectured Hong Kong's options at the time. His opinions sparked debates and frequently provided a focal point for the discussion on Hong Kong's future; His views on housing, assimilating immigrants, the collusion of politics and business, issues that are foremost in Hong Kong today, still inform. For the first time, they are made available in English.Hong Kong (China)Politics and government20th century951.25Lam Hang-chi1707597Kung J. S.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811271403321Conjecturing Hong Kong's future4095958UNINA