Hong Kong Under Chinese Rule

A balanced analysis of a sensitive subject: Hong Kong's future prospects.

A timely study of Hong Kong's politics and society since the 1997 handover that explores the city's long history of resistance.

This edited volume is a compilation of the analyses written by East Asian Institute experts on Hong Kong since the handover. It covers most, if not all the important events that have taken place in Hong Kong since 1997, including its economic integration and relations with China, its governance conundrums, the Hong Kong identity and nation-building, the implementation of the minimum wage, and the elections from 2011OCo2012. The book''s panoramic view of Hong Kong makes it a useful resource for readers who seek a broad understanding of the city and how it has evolved after its return to China. It also offers some glimpses into the direction Hong Kong is heading in its socio-economic relations with China at both the state and society levels, as well as its domestic political developments and the prospects for democratization.

This edited volume is a compilation of the analyses written by East Asian Institute experts on Hong Kong since the handover. It covers most, if not all the important events that have taken place in Hong Kong since 1997, including its economic integration and relations with China, its governance conundrums, the Hong Kong identity and nation-building, the implementation of the minimum wage, and the elections from 2011–2012. The book's panoramic view of Hong Kong makes it a useful resource for readers who seek a broad understanding of the city and how it has evolved after its return to China. It also offers some glimpses into the direction Hong Kong is heading in its socio-economic relations with China at both the state and society levels, as well as its domestic political developments and the prospects for democratization. Contents:Integration and Interdependence:After Smooth Handover, Now the Hard Part (WANG Gungwu and John WONG)CEPA: A Gift from Beijing? (John WONG)Hong Kong's CEPA with Mainland China (ZHANG Yang and John WONG)Economic Recovery: A Bumpy Road Ahead (ZHANG Yang and Sarah Y TONG)Broadening Its Economic Linkages with Guangdong (YU Hong)Governance Crises and Social Discontent:Ending the Governance Crisis? (ZHENG Yongnian and TOK Sow Keat)The Politics of Chief Executive Elections from Tung to Tsang (LEE Ngok and Thomas CHAN Man-hung)State, Market Force and National Identity (Bill Chou)Identity Politics (KWONG Kin Ming and YU Hong)The Road to a Statutory Minimum Wage: Lessons and Implications (YEW Chiew Ping)Is Hong Kong Dying? (KWONG Kin-ming and YEW Chiew Ping)Electoral Reforms and Democratisation:Democratisation in Hong Kong: A Crisis Brewing for Beijing? (ZHENG Yongnian and TOK Sow Keat)Political Reform and Dilemma (YEW Chiew Ping)The 2011 District Council Election: A New Political Landscape? (YEW Chiew Ping)The 2012 Chief Executive Election and After (YEW Chiew Ping)The 2012 Legislative Council Election: New Political Landscape and Governance Challenges (YEW Chiew Ping and KWONG Kin-ming) Readership: Researchers, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in the Hong Kong's integration and relations with China, and One Country, Two Systems. Keywords:Hong Kong;China;Handover;One Country, Two Systems;Economic Integration;Direct Elections;Political Reforms;Governance CrisisKey Features:Traces the political, economic and social development of Hong Kong in the last 15 yearsExamines why economic integration has not brought Hong Kong socially and politically closer to mainland ChinaProvides an outlook of the challenges ahead for both Hong Kong and ChinaReviews: “This edited volume is valuable to scholars, graduate students, researchers and Hong Kong watchers who truly care for the future of the SAR.” Pacific Affairs

A timely study of Hong Kong's politics and society since the 1997 handover that explores the city's long history of resistance.

Examining developments following Hong Kong's return to Chinese sovereignty, this book argues that genuine autonomy from the central government in Beijing is impossible without a democratic system in Hong Kong.

How can one of the world's most free-wheeling cities transition from a vibrant global center of culture and finance into a subject of authoritarian control?As Beijing's anxious interference has grown, the "one country, two systems" model China promised Hong Kong has slowly drained away in the yearssince the 1997 handover. As "one country" seemed set to gobble up "two systems," the people of Hong Kong riveted the world's attention in 2019 by defiantly demanding the autonomy, rule of law and basic freedoms they were promised. In 2020, the new National Security Law imposed by Beijing aimed to snuff out such resistance. Will the Hong Kong so deeply held in the people's identity and the world's imagination be lost? Professor Michael Davis, who has taught human rights and constitutional law in this city for over three decades, and has been one of its closest observers, takes us on this constitutional journey.