Title
Crisis of governance in Hong Kong : one year after reversion to China
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Security Dialogue
Publication Date
12-1-1998
Volume
29
Issue
4
First Page
491
Last Page
496
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd.
Abstract
In one year, Hong Kong has seen tremendous changes in its political and legal systems, but the public perceptions of these changes are increasingly negative. The potential social and political crises can be averted only through a rapid recovery of Hong Kong's economy. However, the end of the Asian financial upheaval is not in sight, and it is doubtful that Hong Kong can extract itself from this meltdown by its own efforts. A continuing financial whirlwind in the region would invite intervention from Beijing, in which economics could hardly be separated from politics. This would ultimately ruin the implementation of the 'one country, two systems' model, which China considers a great experiment. Both Beijing and Hong Kong would become losers in the international political economy.
DOI
10.1177/0967010698029004009
Print ISSN
09670106
E-ISSN
14603640
Publisher Statement
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Full-text Version
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Wong, Y.-c. (1998). Crisis of governance in Hong Kong: One year after reversion to China. Security Dialogue, 29(4), 491-496. doi: 10.1177/0967010698029004009
