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Chinese Control of Hong Kong
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Chinese Control of Hong Kong
This paper assesses the political, economic, historical and cultural effects of Hong Kongs reversion to Chinese rule in 1997.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages) |
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1995
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"In 1997, the British crown colony of Hong Kong is scheduled to revert to Chinese rule under the terms of a 99-year lease concluded in 1898, as modified in 1984. The end of this last vestige of the British Empire, a territory of rather less than 400 square miles, might seem an insignificant factor in the modern world. But on these 400 square miles stands a city of more than 5 million people, a city that is one of the most dynamic trading and financial centers in the world. The fate of Hong Kong after 1997 is of overwhelming importance to those 5 million plus people and more generally will play a major role in shaping the relationship between China and its neighbors and China's place in the world well into the next millenium.Moreover, concern over the prospects of Hong Kong after 1997 ... "
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Chinese Control of Hong Kong (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Chinese-Control-of-Hong-Kong/21864
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"Chinese Control of Hong Kong" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Chinese-Control-of-Hong-Kong/21864>
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