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