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In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city's status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. This book presents a tour of Hong Kong city's postcolonial urban landscape.

Hong Kong Migrant Lives Landscapes and Journeys

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    A Paperback by Caroline Knowles, Douglas Harper

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      Publisher University of Chicago Press
      Published 1/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780226448572
      978-0226448572
      ISBN-10 0226448576
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      Geography National liberation and independence

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      Book Synopsis
      In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city's status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. This book presents a tour of Hong Kong city's postcolonial urban landscape.

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