Is Hong Kong ripe for a bit of central planning? (Chinese rule)

The Economist (US);  April 12, 1997 ;     700+ words ...HONG KONG SURVEYS of economic freedom around the world regularly put Hong Kong at the top of the league. Free-marketeers drool...is often deemed to have contributed mightily to Hong Kong's prosperity. And when it comes to economics few...

What Will Happen to Hong Kong?

Journal of Private Enterprise;  April 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Hong Kong has long been recognized as a prime example...to 82 percent.2 Such agility has helped Hong Kong rapidly transition its metropolitan economy...two systems," the longer-run effects on Hong Kong are unknown. Manufacturing jobs have been...

Chinese Shadows : Calls to control the press are just the latest signs of...

Newsweek International;  September 6, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Hong Kong radio producer Chan Yiu-wah was anxiously...found it. As Britain prepared to hand over Hong Kong to China in 1997, Chan worried about just...political cartoonists to appear on Letter From Hong Kong. He had heard not a peep of protest from...

Hong Kong's potential democratic influence worries Chinese...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  July 5, 1997 ;     700+ words ...HONG KONG _ With the Union Jack relegated to souvenir shops and Hong Kong's new leaders referring to China's Jiang Zemin as...president,'' people here are waking up to the fact that Hong Kong will never be the same. But neither will China. In...

Hong Kong's Transition Over Past Five Years Positive: U.S. Consul-

Xinhua News Agency;  June 6, 2002 ;     700+ words ...General HONG KONG, June 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong Michael Klosson Thursday said the unfolding story of Hong Kong's transition over the past five years has been positive with the successful implementation of "One Country, Two...

Hong Kong has adaptability to keep prospering

China Daily;  June 8, 2002 ;     634 words ...HONG KONG: US Consul-General in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Michael Klosson on Thursday said the unfolding story of Hong Kong's transition over the past five years has been positive with...

Hong Kong rebuilding world city image

Xinhua News Agency;  May 26, 2003 ;     602 words ...Hong Kong rebuilding world city image HONG KONG, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong has been making detailed plans for launching the 1-billion-HK-dollar (128 Million US dollars) campaign for rebuilding its image as the world center of major international...

Backgrounder (5): Hong Kong - Information Center

Xinhua English Newswire;  June 30, 1998 ;     525 words ...Hong Kong, the regional entrepot of finance and...advantage of its status of free port, Hong Kong maintains economic links with over 100...city in the world" as described by the Hong Kong Telecom. Wired by satellite, optical fibers...

Hope, fear mix on Hong Kong's future: Residents see bumpy ride in...

The Washington Times;  June 14, 1996 ;     700+ words ...HONG KONG - A year before this next-to-last vestige...Asia passes from British to Chinese rule, Hong Kong Chinese who have chosen to remain are...will leave time bombs behind them, and Hong Kong people trust neither the British nor the...

For avid shoppers, a Hong Kong must

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 24, 1986 ;     700+ words ...HONG KONG Here's a philosophical point of view from the new Born to Shop: Hong Kong, a pocket-size volume crammed with candid advice...How can you tell if you are being cheated in Hong Kong?' "The philosopher answers, `How can you tell...

1997 Represents a New Era for Hong Kong: Henry Cheng

Xinhua English Newswire;  June 23, 1996 ;     468 words ...Hong Kong's success results from the contributions of millions of Hong Kong people working hard and working together, and 1997 represents a new era for Hong Kong, said Henry Cheng Kar-shun, chairman of Advisory Council of the Better Hong Kong Foundation...

All eyes on China. (reunification with Hong Kong)

The Economist (US);  June 28, 1997 ;     700+ words ...HONG KONG'S return to China is surely the last word...what all the fuss was about. By July 3rd Hong Kong will be back at work, after an unusually...cardboard boxes for a pittance. For many of Hong Kong's people life will go on much as before...

Masses protest planned Hong Kong anti-subversion law

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  July 2, 2003 ;     680 words ...HONG KONG -- Hundreds of thousands of angry and worried Hong Kong residents marched peacefully Tuesday, the sixth anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China, to protest an anti-subversion law they fear will undermine freedoms of speech, press and...

PUPPET LEGISLATURE TO REPLACE HONG KONG COUNCIL.(Editorial)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  December 24, 1996 ;     522 words ...Hong Kong is officially set to be handed over to...legislature that will eventually replace Hong Kong's elected Legislative Council. It is the...of human rights and the rule of law in Hong Kong. In effect, China is reversing the results...

Hong Kong Worries if Free Business Will Survive Chinese...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  January 9, 1997 ;     700+ words ...HONG KONG--Jan. 9--In June 1993, the official Chinese...approximately 400-square-mile territory of Hong Kong on China's southern coast. Big changes are coming July 1 when Britain returns Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty after more than 150...