Political alchemy, the long transition, and law's promised empire: how July 1, 1997 matters - and doesn't matter - in Hong Kong's return to China
Article Abstract:
Three perspectives can be taken in assessing the momentousness of Hong Kong's 1997 reversion to China. One perspective sees the reunification process as a form of political alchemy in which to very different regimes will be forced to integrate. Another posits the integration as having begun decades earlier with China's entry into the international economy and Hong Kong's increased economic ties with China. The most compelling perspective focuses on the degree to which the rule of law and legal protections are being relied on to effect cultural, political and economic changes.
Publication Name: University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Economic Law
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1086-7872
Year: 1997
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The struggle over institutions and values in the transition to Chinese rule
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Negotiations between Hong Kong and China on how to reunify have used law as a surrogate for social, political and economic issues, and as 1997 has neared these negotiations have taken on characteristics associated with three types of end games. As a colloquial end game, the legal negotiations between China and Hong Kong democrats have focused on deal making. In the game theoretic sense, reputational incentives, particularly those involving the UK, have weakened. In a third sense, 1997 draws one game to a close, but subsequent games can be expected.
Publication Name: University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Economic Law
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1086-7872
Year: 1997
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Hong Kong's endgame and the rule of law: the battle over "the people" and the business community in the transition to Chinese rule
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Chinese rule of Hong Kong beginning on July 1, 1997 did not end the internal conflicts over the fashioning of the legal order. Conflicts between pro-Chinese and liberal democratic forces centered on attempts by both to gain acceptance by the business community and by 'the people.' The conflict will likely continue with the vagaries and complexities of Hong Kong society.
Publication Name: University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Economic Law
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1086-7872
Year: 1997
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