TY - GEN AU - Tsang, Steve TI - Modern history of Hong Kong SN - 9789622096776 U1 - 951.25 PY - 2004/// CY - Hong Kong PB - Hong Kong University Press KW - N1 - Content Preface and Acknowledgements ix Maps xii Part I: The Foundations of Modern Hong Kong 1 War and Peace 3 Tea, Opium and Trade 5 Dzplomacy and Conflicts 7 The First Anglo-Chinese War 9 The Treaty of Nanking 14 2 The Foundation of a Crown Colony 16 British Occupation 16 Crown Colony 18 Raison d'etre 20 Governance 23 The Question of Representation 26 3 Imperial Expansion 29 The Second Anglo-Chinese War and the Acquisition of Kowloon 29 The New Territories 36 An Appointment with China 39 Part II: The Heyday of Imperial Rule 4 Law and Justice 45 Native Laws and Customs 46 Administration of Justice 47 Rule of Law 52 5 Economy and Society 56 Forces for Economic Development 56 A 'Colonial Society' 62 Segregation 65 Got'ernance of the Local Chinese 67 6 Agent for Change in China 73 Inspiration for Chinese Reformers 73 Hong Kong's Role in the Chinese Republican Revolution 76 A Safe Haven for Dissidents and Political Refugees 80 7 The Great War and Chinese Nationalism 84 The Impact of the Great War 86 Labour Unrest 87 The Rise of Chinm Nationalism 90 The Canton-Hong Kong Strike and Boycott 92 8 Imperial Grandeur 102 The Politics of Stability 102 Economic and Social Developments 106 The Calm Before the Storm 114 Part III: A Coloniaf Paradox 9 Japanese Invasion and Occupation 119 The Battle of Hong Kong 119 The Destruction of Imperial Invincibility 124 Occupation and Resistance 126 Wartime Planning in London 130 10 Return to Empire 133 The Race for Hong Kong 134 Military Administration 138 Status Quo Ante? 141 11A Fine Balance 145 Rehabilitation and Constructive Partnership 145 The Question of Hong Kong's Future 149 The Impact of the Korean War 157 Strategy for Survival 158 12 Economic Take-off 161 From Entrepot to Industrlal Colony 162 The Immigrant Mentality 167 Take-off 170 Economic Maturity and the China Nexus 175 13 The Rise of the Hong Kongers 180 A Settled People 180 The Test of the 'Confrontation' 183 The Emergence of a Local Identity 190 14 The Making of a Colonial Paradox 197 The Nature of British Colonial Rule 197 Corruption, Credibility and Benevolent Paternalism 201 The Best Possible Government in the Chinese Political Tradition 206 Part IV: Securing the Future 15 Fateful Decisions 211 Prelude to Negotiations The Sino-British Negotiations (1982-4) 218 The Joint Declaration 225 16 The Beginning of the End 228 Reallgnment of Power 228 Flirtation with Democracy 231 Convergence 233 China's Hong Kong Policy 236 The Basic Law 238 17 The Final Chapter 245 The Impact of the Tiananmen Incident 247 The Last Governor 254 The End of Cooperation 261 'Building a New Kitchen' 263 Conclusion : Full Circle 268 Handover 269 British Legacies 273 Notes 279 Bibliography 318 Index 334 ER -