HONG KONG TODAY AND SINCE THE HANDOVER OF 1997

HONG KONG TODAY AND SINCE THE HANDOVER OF 1997

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: HONG KONG PROFILE

PEOPLE

HISTORY

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS

PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

ECONOMY

FOREIGN RELATIONS

U.S.-HONG KONG RELATIONS

Chapter 2: PROSPECTS FOR DEMOCRACY IN HONG KONG: THE 2012 ELECTION REFORMS

SUMMARY

OVERVIEW

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The Basic Law and Hong Kong Elections

The Proposed Reforms of 2005

The Decision of December 2007

THE 2008 LEGCO ELECTIONS

THE 2012 ELECTION REFORMS

Public Consultation and the Consultation Document

The Legco Resignation and By-Election

SUBMISSIONS OF THE MOTIONS TO LEGCO

THE LAST-MINUTE AGREEMENT AND THE LEGCO VOTE

THE DECEMBER BILLS

The Chief Executive Election (Amendment) Bill 2010

The Legislative Council (Amendment) Bill 2010

The Response to the Proposed Legislation

IMPLICATIONS FOR DEMOCRACY IN HONG KONG

ISSUES FOR CONGRESS

APPENDIX A.MOTION ON ELECTION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE

APPENDIX B.MOTION ON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL REFORM

End Notes

Chapter 3: HONG KONG: TEN YEARS AFTER THE HANDOVER

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

Changes in Hong Kong Since 1997

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS

The Chief Executive

Legislative Council

Hong Kong’s Courts

Political Parties

Democratic Party

Frontier Party

The Civic Party

The League of Social Democrats

The Liberal Party

DAB

Politicization of Hong Kong Residents

CIVIL LIBERTIES

Freedom of Speech and Assembly

Article 23 Controversy

Falun Gong and Other Demonstrations

Press Freedom

Self-Censorship

Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK)

ICAC Raid

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS

External Shocks and Recovery

Asian Financial Crisis and SARS

Road to Recovery

Deepening Economic Interaction with China

CEPA

Pan-Pearl River Delta

Synergy or Integration?

Economic Relations with the United States

IMPORTANT SOCIAL AND CULTURAL TRENDS

Declining “Ex-Pat” Community

Disappearing Middle Class

Historical Preservation

Redefining Hong Kong

IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. POLICY AND CONGRESS

Democratization

Civil Liberties

Economic Relations

APPENDIX 1. HONG KONG INTERVIEWS

End Notes

INDEX

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