Negotiating Autonomy in Greater China: Hong Kong and Its Sovereign Before and After 1997

Explores the dynamics of central-local interaction in modern China Local autonomy is a complex and often contentious issue in many countries, not least because the situation often involves a process of continuous (re)negotiation. Moreover, the actual power relationship is defined not only by legal permissibility but also by such other factors as varying political perceptions, economic interests and previous encounters between the centre and periphery. This volume demonstrates that Hong Kong...