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Chinese leaders have repeatedly gone on record as saying that

Hong Kong has a vital part to play in China's modernization drive

and that Hong Kong should maintain its status but that the

sovereignty of China must be safeguarded. China's policy is

therefore quite clear but where do we go from here? Chinese and

Western ways of doing business can sometimes differ markedly in

approach but in this case the goal is the same. Some one must

make a definite move; whether Britain or China will make the

first move remains to be seen. I am personally very optimistic for the future of Hong Kong as I feel sure that it could soon be solved by dialogue.

NOTE:

1842年8月,第一次鴉片戰爭後簽南京条约

In August 1842, Hong Kong was ceded under the Nanking Treaty

割谖香港

after the First Opium War.

1860年10月,第二次鴉片戰爭後簽北京条约

In October 1860, the Kowloon Peninsula, south of Boundary Street,

割讓九龍半岛界限街以南

was ceded under the Peking Convention after the Second Opium War.

1898年6月租九龍半岛界限街以北,

Under the June 1898 Convention, Kowloon, north of Boundary Street, was

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百年

leased to UK for 100 years.