Final Years of British Hong Kong

The Discourse of Colonial Withdrawal

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

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This critical review of the British experience in Hong Kong focuses on the tenure of the last governor, Chris Patten, and the discourse he used in guiding the transfer of sovereignty to China. While the People's Republic of China proclaimed the recovery of Hong Kong to be just retribution for a century and a half of national shame under British rule, Patten, as the spokesperson for the British, was concerned that Britain's exit from its last significant colony should be an honourable one.

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Utgivningsdatum1997-12-15
Mått140 x 216 x 21 mm
Vikt364 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor258
Upplaga1998
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9780333683132

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List of Tables Acknowledgements Table of Acronyms Introduction The Imperialist Background From Early Development to the Beginnings of Retrocession The Negotiations and the Joint Declaration Representative Government and the Basic Law Tiananmen and After Enter Christopher Patten Patten's Political Reform Programme The Through Train Derailed A Lame Duck Government? The Die is Cast Ideology and Values Conclusion Index