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The end of Hong Kong : the secret diplomacy of Imperial retreat
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The end of Hong Kong : the secret diplomacy of Imperial retreat

by Robert Cottrell

An account of the historic 1997 handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China, examining the 1984 Joint Declaration that negotiated the end of British colonial rule and the terms of the territory's transition to Chinese sovereignty.

Accession 8077 ISBN 0719552915 Publisher John Murray
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