The reversion of Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997 is an event of major historical significance. It also explores Hong Kong's links with China and Britain in this troubled last decade of colonial rule, and offers a basis for assessing the territory's possible future as a part of the Chinese state.

List of Maps - Acknowledgements - A Note on Transliteration - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction: Hong Kong's Transitions; J.M.Brown & R.Foot - Hong Kong in British Decolonisation; J.Darwin - The Colony's Shifting Position in the British Informal Empire in China; R.A.Bickers - Government and Politics in Hong Kong: A Colonial Paradox; S.Tsang - National and International Interests in the Decolonisation of Hong Kong, 1946-97; B.Hook - Reflections on Being Chinese in Hong Kong; D.Faure - Hong Kong Communities Overseas; R.Skeldon - Hong Kong's Transition to Chinese Rule: The Fate of the Joint Declaration; J.T.H.Tang - Hong Kong's Economy and Its Global Connections: Prospects for 1997 and Beyond; M.Taylor - Hong Kong: A New Beginning for China?; M.Yahuda - Index