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Book Synopsis'One Country, Two Systems' in Crisis elucidates how China's intervention in Hong Kong after the British handover in 1984 has curtailed Hong Kong's civil liberties; how freedom of speech is at the mercy of the government; and how deception has turned the 'Pearl of the Orient' into the rubber stamp of the Chinese Communist Party.
Trade ReviewThis edited volume covers a good range of topics related to post-1997 developments in Hong Kong. These include the major events and political and legal changes that shed light on the practice of 'one country, two systems' (state-society relations in the realms of education and, immigration policy, state-church relations), and Hong Kong's relationship with international actors such as the European Union, the United States, and Taiwan. All the chapters are written by scholars based in Hong Kong, and the book reflects developments accurately, in a way that can easily be understood by people outside Hong Kong. In devoting about a third of its contents to Hong Kong's changing relationship with the outside world, the book compares favorably with other edited volumes on post-1997 developments. -- Ma Kgok, Hon Kong University of Science and Technology * The China Journal *
This is a timely book. Anyone interested in knowing what has happened to Hong Kong after the handover will find it informative and interesting. -- Alvin So, Hong Kong University
Table of ContentsPart 1 The Principle and Its Practice Chapter 2 "One Country" and "Two Systems": Where is the Line? Part 3 Political and Legal Changes Chapter 4 Taking Stock of "One Country, Two Systems" Chapter 5 The Search for the Rule of Law in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 1997-2003 Part 6 State-Society Relationships Chapter 7 The "Right of Abode" Issue: A Test Case of "One Country, Two Systems" Chapter 8 Catholic Church Relations with the Hong Kong SAR Government: The Paradigm Shift Chapter 9 Governance in Education in Hong Kong: A Decentralizing or a Centralizing Path? Part 10 Hong Kong and Outside World Chapter 11 Business as Usual?: The European Union and Hong Kong after the Handover Chapter 12 An East-West Conundrum: Hong Kong in Between China and the United States after the Chinese Resumption of Sovereignty Chapter 13 Compromise on Depoliticization: Post-1997 Hong Kong-Taiwan Ties under Cross-Straits Conflict
