| A Legislature Comes of Age: Hong Kong's Search for Influence and Identity Contributor(s): Cheek-Milby, Kathleen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195859553 ISBN-13: 9780195859553 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 1995 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - Legislative Branch - Political Science | International Relations - General - Science | Life Sciences - Botany |
| Dewey: 328.512 |
| LCCN: 95006465 |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 5.81" W x 8.88" (1.22 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When the Chinese and British governments signed the Joint Declaration, providing for the transfer of Hong Kong to Chinese jurisdiction in July 1997, they allowed for a certain autonomy to be given to the territory: governance by its citizens and maintenance of its capitalist lifestyle for 50 years. The autonomy was expected to be preserved by Hong Kong's Legislative Council, a colonial administrative body established more than a century before. This study provides the first detailed portrait of the institution, placing it in the context of other British colonial legislatures the world over, tracing its 140-year history, and exploring its roles and responsibilities for the future. |