Chinese communists and Hong Kong capitalists : 1937-1997

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Chinese communists and Hong Kong capitalists : 1937-1997

Cindy Yik-yi Chu

Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

1st ed

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-188) and index

Contents of Works

  • The united front policy of the Chinese communists in Hong Kong during the Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
  • Overt and covert functions of the Hong Kong Branch of the Xinhua News Agency, 1947-1984
  • The origins of the Chinese communist alliance with the Hong Kong business elite, the 1997 question, and the basic law committees, 1979-1985
  • The involvement of the business elite in the drafting of Hong Kong's basic law and the problems of the united front policy, 1985-1990
  • The Chinese communists' united front with big business and their collaboration on the handover, 1990-1997
  • The selection of the chief executive, May-December 1996
  • Tung Chee-hwa and the last days of colonial Hong Kong, December 1996-June 1997

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Description

This book examines Chinese Communist activities in Hong Kong from the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937 to the handover in 1997. It reveals a peculiar part of Chinese Communist history, and traces six decades of astounding united front between the Chinese Communists and the Hong Kong tycoons and upper-class business elite.

Table of Contents

The United Front Policy of the Chinese Communists in Hong Kong during the Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 * Overt and Covert Functions of the Hong Kong Branch of the Xinhua News Agency, 1947-1984 * The Origins of the Chinese Communist Alliance with the Hong Kong Business Elite, the 1997 Question, and the Basic Law Committees, 1979-1985 * The Involvement of the Business Elite in the Drafting of Hong Kong's Basic Law and the Problems of the United Front Policy, 1985-1990 * The Chinese Communists' United Front with Big Business and Their Collaboration on the Handover, 1990-1997 * The Selection of the Chief Executive, May-December 1996 * Tung Chee-hwa and the Last Days of Colonial Hong Kong, December 1996-June 1997

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