Tung Chee-hwa and his challenges: A look at Hong Kong's last colonial days, December 1996-June 1997

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    Abstract

    This article examines the course of events in Hong Kong from the election of the Chief Executive of the Special Administrative Region (SAR) in December 1996 to the handover on July 1, 1997. It attempts to understand the local perspective, to see how the Hong Kong people viewed their future and the newly elected Chief Executive. It argues that the Hong Kong people were confident of their future, but their trust in the Chief Executive wavered in accordance with different events. There was popular concern for the maintenance of the status quo, as an indicator of the viability of the concept of "one country, two systems." Chief Executive-designate Tung Cheehwa needed to pay more attention to the differences between the "two systems," to preserve the status quo of Hong Kong, while counteracting public anxieties over the dominance by "one country." Although the SAR administration began on July 1, 1997, Tung Chee-hwa had already become the territory's shadow head in the months before the handover.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)169-191
    Number of pages23
    JournalAsian Perspective
    Volume22
    Issue number2
    Publication statusPublished - 1998
    EventChinese Studies Association of Australia 5th Biennial Conference 1997 - University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
    Duration: 16 Jul 199718 Jul 1997

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