{"product_id":"9789629960209","title":"Hong Kong's Journey to Reunification: Memoirs of Sze-yuen Chung","description":"Sir \u003cb\u003eSze-yuen Chung\u003c\/b\u003e is not only a veteran politician in Hong Kong, but an  important figure in the development of Hong Kong in the past four decades.  During that long period, he has played a significant role in Hong Kong's  political, economic, educational and social development, first when it was a  British colony and then a Special Administrative Region of China. Indeed he  is probably the only native son of Hong Kong who was closely and actively  involved in the entire process of transferring Hong Kong's sovereignty back  to China.\u003cp\u003e  The memoirs, written by Sir \u003cb\u003eSze-yuen Chung\u003c\/b\u003e himself, record his personal  experiences in Hong Kong's political scene in the two decades between 1979  and 1999 and his role in the Sino-British negotiations and the subsequent  twelve and a half years of transition from British colonial rule to the  first Chinese Special Administrative Region having a high-degree of autonomy  and practising \"One Country Two Systems\". Under his outstanding leadership,  he helped to bring the Sino-British negotiation on Hong Kong's political  future to a successful conclusion. Then with his assistance and advice, Hong  Kong was able to achieve a smooth and peaceful transition on 1 July 1997.  This book is a valuable source of information on this important period in  the history of Hong Kong. Some of the information has not been published  before. It will be of interest to all those who wish to know more on what  had happened during these pivotal years, which have determined the future  course of Hong Kong.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chinese University Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060126367984,"sku":"9789629960209","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789629960209","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}