China’s Hong Kong

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. Reflection(s) on “Administrative Absorption of Politics”

   • Shigong Jiang

   Pages 1-14

3. Silent Bitterness

   • Shigong Jiang

   Pages 15-29

4. The Walled City of Kowloon and the University of Hong Kong

   • Shigong Jiang

   Pages 31-42

5. The Art of Empire

   • Shigong Jiang

   Pages 43-56

6. Oceanic Thinking from a Continental Base

   • Shigong Jiang

   Pages 57-69

7. Sovereignty: Between the Way of Humane and Hegemony

   • Shigong Jiang

   Pages 71-84

8. The Origin of “One Country, Two Systems”

   • Shigong Jiang

   Pages 85-101

9. The “One Country” Conundrum: Country Versus State

   • Shigong Jiang

   Pages 103-116

10. The “One Country” Conundrum: China Versus Empire

    • Shigong Jiang

    Pages 117-134

11. The Form and Nature of the Basic Law

    • Shigong Jiang

    Pages 135-153

12. Retreat: From Gradual Transition to Radical Revolution

    • Shigong Jiang

    Pages 155-169

13. Contest: Between Politics and Law

    • Shigong Jiang

    Pages 171-189

14. China’s Sorrow

    • Shigong Jiang

    Pages 191-209

15. Back Matter

    Pages 211-216

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This book differs from most others of its kind, by looking at the Hong Kong issue from China’s perspective, which in turn mirrors China’s own situation. Through a legal lens, the author conducts a political and cultural examination of the past and the present, and provides a comprehensive overview of the many theories and problems concerning Hong Kong. Including reflections on the theory of administrative absorption of politics, a historical review of “one country, two systems” and an analysis of the form and nature of the Basic Law, it offers a valuable reference resource for studying the historical, political and legal context of Hong Kong under the principle of “one country, two systems”. Instead of over-simplifying the issue of Hong Kong or only seeing it as a Chinese regional issue, the book regards it as a central Chinese issue and the key to understanding China.

• China’s Hong Kong
• A Political and Cultural Perspective
• Hong Kong Politics
• Hong Kong Problem
• Hong Kong Issue
• Hong Kong System
• One Country, Two Systems
• Hong Kong Basic Law
• Administrative Absorption of Politics
• Political and Cultural
• area studies

• Law School, Peking University Law School, Beijing, China

  Shigong Jiang

Jiang Shigong, born in 1967, is a professor of law in Peking University Law School, with research fields of jurisprudence, constitution, Hong Kong study and legal sociology. He held the chief editorship of Peking University Law Review magazine in 1998–1999, and studied as a visiting sholar in Law School of Columnbia University from 2001 to 2002. His major publications include China’s Hong Kong, Jurisprudence for Legislator, etc. as well as the translated work, The “Higher Law” Background of American Constitutional Law.

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