This book goes on beyond the British departure and explains how the Chinese Government's decision to retain the political system of the colonial era handicapped the new leadership in responding to the changing political and social expectations of the community.

This paper examines the impact of 'ideological' preconceptions on Hong Kong policy-making both during and after the colonial era. An abiding commitment to laisser faire reflected demographic anxieties that were not dispelled by sustained, high-speed economic growth. Economic pessimism was...

In Hong Kong, a world class city of prosperity, a 'new poverty' appears ironically. Under the policy blunders of the government, the supply of public housing has shrunk, and private property prices have soared. Access to social services has become more expensive and limited, and inequality of...