Treaty for a Lost City: The Sino-British Joint Declaration

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Treaty for a Lost City: The Sino-British Joint Declaration

By C.L. Lim
Cambridge University Press August 2022

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ISBN-13
9781108972307
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
August 2022
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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The Sino-British Joint Declaration was signed in 1984 and transferred control of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China from the 1st July 1997. This sets the scene for the establishment of the Special Administrative Region (SAR) in Hong Kong, which has been at the heart of the civil unrest in 2019-2020, culminating in the National Security Law on 30 June 2020. In the 25th anniversary year of the handover of Hong Kong, C. L. Lim uses British archival sources to re-examine the Joint Declaration, the negotiations that led up to it, and its resounding significance that continues to the present day. Beginning with Margaret Thatcher's preparations for her Beijing trip, the book takes a chronological approach and offers a valuable, single-volume history of the Joint Declaration. In light of tumultuous current events in Hong Kong, Lim provides a vital, clear explanation of the legal complexities that have underpinned the relationships between China, Hong Kong and Britain since 1979.

Table of Contents

Part I.
1982-1997
Introduction to Part I.
1. Negotiations commence
2. The Joint Declaration
3. Twilight of Colonial Rule, Democratic Reform, the Basic Law and Bill of Rights: 1984-1997
Part II.
1997-2014
Introduction to Part II.
4. The Court and the Canaries in a storm
5. Foreign treaty relations
6. Acts of state, foreign affairs, defence
7. Demos
Part III.
2014-2021
8. Patriotism, comprehensive jurisdiction, formal allegiance: 2014-2017
9. Fundamental rights and the 2019 Extradition Bill
10. The 2020 National Security Law
11. Aftermath
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