1. Hong Kong
China has been the scenario of political, social and economic turmoil during the past decade. The handover of Hong Kong to China on June 1997, after over a century and a half of British colonial rule, as well as China's recent accession to the World Trade Organization are milestones in our era. They have also been subject of much polemic and controversy; authors and experts from multiple disciplines have rushed to make pessimistic predictions. The transition proved to be a smooth one (Tang, 1999), against all predictions; now, the question is whether the WTO membership will bring any surp...
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