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Article: The economic implications of the reunification of Hong Kong with China.(Symposium: Hong Kong's Reintegration into the People's Republic of China)
- Article from:
- Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
- Article date:
- October 1, 1997
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I. INTRODUCTION
On July 1, 1997, Hong Kong reunified with China, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. This reunification took place under the concept of "one country, two systems," a concept unprecedented in history. According to the Sino-British Joint Declaration signed in 1984, China promises to maintain the status quo of Hong Kong for fifty years by establishing a highly autonomous "special administrative region" (hereinafter Hong Kong SAR) in Hong Kong.(1) Specifically, Hong Kong is to maintain the existing British-style legal system, establish its own court of final appeal, retain fiscal independence from the central government, and retain its own ...