Appendices and Acknowledgements

Chronology of Key Points of the Legislature:

Mar '93: Patten gazettes constitutional reforms which China denounce as in breach of the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law.
Apr '93: Sino-British electoral arrangements talks begin.
July '93: The Preliminary Working Committee is set up.
Dec '93: Talks collapse
Jun '94: Political reform package passes in Legco.
Aug '94: The NPC pass a resolution to terminate the three tier political structure on 30 June '97.
Dec '94: Joint Declaration includes legislature to be constituted by election.
Jan '96: The Preparatory Committee is set up to oversee the establishment of the HKSAR
Mar '96: The Preparatory Committee sets up the provisional legislature as an interim body to prevent legal vacuum after the derailment of the through-train. The provisional legislature starts scrutinizing laws in Shenzhen and its powers are limited to dealing with "necessary matters" for the set up of the SAR.
Jun '97: The Democratic Party challenges the provisional legislature with a declaration that laws passed before the handover are invalid. This is stopped when a high court judge says it is "doomed to failure".
1 Jul '97: The provisional legislative council is sworn in and subsequently passes the Reunification Ordinance to ratify 13 legislative acts passed in Shenzhen.
7 Jul '97: A corruption case is halted by challenging the continuity of the common law and the validity of the provisional legislative council.
29 Jul '97: The provisional legislative council is ruled to be legitimate.
May '98: The provisional legislature is due to be replaced by the first elected SAR council.

Election changes
The new rules for the May Legco elections cut the electorate in the functional constituencies from 2.7 million to just 180,000 and introduced proportional representation in multi-member constituencies, undoing all that the previous Patten administration had done. It is said that the system ensures that the Democratic Party can only win a maximum of 14 seats out of the 60 on offer. According to polls, 70% of the committed voters are backing the Democratic Party, which will not be reflected in the number of seats gained.

Newspaper Headlines after the June'97 Handover:
108 in HKmad cow alert : SCMP 23 Jan'98
Properties lead decline : SCMP 23 Jan'98
SHKP stops construction on 10 sites : SCMP 23 Jan'98
Slowdown signal tougher times for Chief Executive:SCMP 10 Jan'98
Experts fear slaughter has just begun : SCMP 10 Jan'98
Anson to head bird flu task force : SCMP 10 Jan'98
Govmt rejects call for longer voter registration drive:SCMP 10 Jan'98
Legislator driven by greed, court told : SCMP 10 Jan'98
Fresh blow for tourism industry : SCMP 10 Jan'98
Building on steady robust growth : SCMP 10 Jan'98
Beijing faces up to deflation fears : SCMP 10 Jan'98
Mainland banks to trim back bad debts : SCMP 10 Jan'98
Handed over to history : SCMP 3 Jan'98
Chicken slaughter 'not enough' : SCMP 3 Jan'98
Beijing approves Zhuhai-HK bridge : SCMP 3 Jan'98
Year-end rally for stocks : SCMP 3 Jan'98
Hongkong Bank sees 16pc drop in growth rate : SCMP 3 Jan'98
Time to heed chorus and abandon peg : SCMP 3 Jan'98
Little cheer for investors : SCMP 27 Dec'97
Price cuts, sweeteners fail to woo back buyers : SCMP 27 Dec'97
Fourth bird flu death suspected : SCMP 27 Dec'97
One million missing as tourism slumps : SCMP 20 Dec'97
Rail projects to transform communities : SCMP 20 Dec'97
Duty visit ends with praise for SAR: SCMP 20 Dec'97
Killer bird flu fears escalate : SCMP 20 Dec'97
Anger at plan to import workers : SCMP 20 Dec'97
Cathay defers new airdraft order : SCMP 20 Dec'97
2000 plan to light Great Wall from space : SCMP 20 Dec'97
Recovery in Asia financial markets top aim:Clinton : SCMP 29 Nov'97
Asia turmoil halts recovery : SCMP 29 Nov'97
2,700 jobs go as troubled retailer calls in liquidators :SCMP 29 Nov'97
SAR to lead economic rebound, declares Tung : SCMP 29 Nov'97
Wei urges war against tyrantys : SCMP 29 Nov'97
Beijing vow to UN of submission of rights reports: SCMP 29 Nov'97
Lower rates fuel recovery : SCMP 22 Nov'97
Tourist fares cut in bid to halt slump : SCMP 22 Nov'97
Rental sector soars as sales dry up : SCMP 22 Nov'97
Dissident Wei Jinsheng free in US after 18-years : SCMP 22 Nov'97
Remembrance ceremony 'makes history for China : SCMP 15 Nov'97
Govmt homes target threatened by market slump: SCMP 15 Nov'97
Call for curbs on police powers : SCMP 15 Nov'97
Fears drive stocks lower : SCMP 15 Nov'97
IMF gives boost to battling SAR : SCMP 15 Nov'97
Dollar defence to be reviewed : SCMP 8 Nov'97
Suspect shot dead in police station : SCMP 8 Nov'97
We may have made mistakes, Jiang tells US hosts: SCMP 8 Nov'97
Damming a giant in pursuit of power : SCMP 8 Nov'97
Appeal for calm after crash : SCMP 1 Nov'97
HK puts brave face on turmoil : SCMP 1 Nov'97
Global plunge routs index : SCMP 1 Nov'97
Peg comes under fire in markets carnage : SCMP 25 Oct'97
Legislator calls for review of currency link : SCMP 25 Oct'97
Massive bridge project revealed : SCMP 25 Oct'97
Tung's big money SAR tonic : SCMP 18 Oct'97
Government lose out as 278 boat people freed : SCMP 18 Oct'97
Fury as police tear down Taiwan flags : SCMP 18 Oct'97
Country parks not sacred, says Tung : SCMP 18 Oct'97
Martin Lee chides neglect for freedom : SCMP 18 Oct'97
Fury as legal chiefs defy court over boat people: SCMP 11 Oct'97
Directors take 30 pc pay rise : SCMP 11 Oct'97
Tung plays down election changes : SCMP 11 Oct'97
New Territories rail link force 7,000 from home : SCMP 11 Oct'97
Teenagers arrested for ripping down flags : SCMP 11 Oct'97
Patten back with graft warning : SCMP 11 Oct'97
National Day party ends in colour : SCMP 11 Oct'97
Fears over amendments to law for first election : SCMP 4 Oct'97
SAR inherits windfall of $197 billion : SCMP 4 Oct'97
Harbour clean-up bill soars : SCMP 4 Oct'97
Cheung Kong boosts stake in Jardines : SCMP 4 Oct'97
Beijing promises not to meddle : SCMP 27 Sept'97
Clamp on migrant children 'an abuse' : SCMP 27 Sept'97
Zhu's financial reforms to gain pace : SCMP 27 Sept'97
Tung wins US hearts and minds : SCMP 20 Sept'97
Anson enters poll plan row : SCMP 20 Sept'97
Protests on National Day 'inappropriate' : SCMP 20 Sept'97
The great rise and fall of a party 'godfather' : SCMP 20 Sept'97
More pain than gain in drive to redevelop : SCMP 20 Sept'97
Party Boss Chen faces graft trial : SCMP 13 Sept'97
Chinese rule okay so far, says Martin Lee : SCMP 13 Sept'97
Tung to let market forces rule : SCMP 6 Sept'97
Democrat fans fuel 82pc nod for leader : SCMP 6 Sept'97
Hundreds mourn death of princess : SCMP 6 Sept'97
Tung calls for change to UN rights charter : SCMP 6 Sept'97
Majority opposed to new electoral system : SCMP 6 Sept'97
Jardine in talks with Citic as China relations thaw : SCMP 6 Sept'97
World Bank, IMF meet to target crisis : SCMP 6 Sept'97
Investors rush to bail out : SCMP 6 Sept'97
Speculators will not break peg, says Soros : SCMP 30 Aug'97
IMF says Thais ignored warnings : SCMP 30 Aug'97
Expat tipped to take DPP post : SCMP 30 Aug'97
Government attempt to table 17 bills raises ire : SCMP 30 Aug'97
Patten blamed for through-train crash : SCMP 23 July'97
'State of emergency' warning : SCMP 23 July'97
Jiang to stamp on PLA enemies : SCMP 21 July'97
Promise of review for labour bill scrapped : SCMP 21 July'97
Police accused of abusing power : SCMP 21 July'97
Ex-policeman in court over $1M jockeys bribe : SCMP 17 July'97
40-9 vote sets bill on road to success : SCMP 17 July'97
Initial supply of flats to fall below target : SCMP 17 July'97
Pre-July 1 laws frozen : SCMP 17 July'97
Properties dull bank's shine : SCMP 17 July'97
Decision day arrives on repeal of labour laws : HKStd 16 July'97
Basic Law takes a battering along with rights : HKStd 16 July'97
Bribery is fast becoming everybody's business: HKStd 16 July'97
Massive land sales to meet Tung's target : HKStd 16 July'97
Pollution choking public coffers : report : HKStd 16 July'97
PLA set to lure foreign investors : SCMPv 13 July'97
English-only judges 'should quit the bench' : SCMP 13 July'97
Children being denied their basic rights : SCMP 13 July'97
Wu sets homes challenge : SCMP 13 July'97
Public urged to speak up for labour laws : SCMP 13 July'97
Tung defends passport curbs : SCMP 13 July'97
Sewage warning delay put swimmers at risk : SCMP 13 July'97
Lawyers join children in abode fight : SCMP 13 July'97
SAR defends move on illegals : HKStd 9 July'97
Democracy delayed in secret Beijing deal, Patten : HKStd 7 July'97
Sex after Suzie Wong : SCMP 6 July'97
Judge flummoxed on title in new courts era : SCMP 4 July'97
Barrister rejects SAR laws : SCMP 4 July'97
Taiwan rejects unity formula : SCMP 4 July'97
Tung and his team click into action : SCMP 4 July'97
Policy shift sparks fear of children flooding in : SCMP 4 July'97
First 12 receive awards for services to SAR : SCMP 3 July'97
Tung pledge over soaring property costs : SCMP 3 July'97
TV deal would bring Patten back to HK : SCMP 3 July'97
Tung's vow on last Legco laws : SCMP 3 July'97
Police deny clampdown on protests : SCMP 3 July'97
Peak pads net 'skyhigh' tabs : SCMP 3 July'97
Police resign in final hour over civil rights fears : SCMP 2 July'97
Tung's Challenge : SCMP 2 July'97
Tung steps out with confidence : SCMP 2 July'97
Thousands turn out for democracy : SCMP 2 July'97
High level of autonomy will persist, says Jiang : SCMP 2 July'97
4,000 troops cross in show of strength : SCMP 2 July'97
A more splendid future for HK : SCMP 1 July'97
No plans for triads to give up their turf : SCMP 1 July'97
Media will now find out the power of Article 23 : SCMP 1 July'97
Dignity reigns as Britain lowers flag : SCMP 1 July'97
3,000 rally to democracy, freedoms call : SCMP 1 July'97
Tung pledge to preserve way of life : SCMP 1 July'97
Accusing dissident yells at Li Peng : SCMP 1 July'97
Strain shows as Governor leaves home : SCMP 1 July'97
Parting shots of Patten's last stand : SCMP 1 July'97

Newspaper Headlines in the run-up to the June'97 Handover:
End of Empire? That was years ago : SCMP 30 June'97
History in the making : SCMP 30 June'97
I tried to win extension of 50 years : Thatcher : SCMP 30 June'97
What Patten will miss : SCMP 30 June'97
Prince Charles bestows final birthday honours : SCMP 30 June'97
Itried to win extension of 50 years:Thatcher : SCMP 30 June'97
Tung accepts UK trip invitation, says Cook : SCMP 30 June'97
Patten hits at 'demeaning' money talk : SCMP 30 June'97
Pattens bid their sad farewells : SCMP 30 June'97
Top lawyers opt to keep QC title : SCMP 30 June'97
Charles arrives to 21-gun surprise : SCMP 29 June'97
Tung tries to ease fears over PLA : SCMP 29 June'97
$85b plan to ease border congestion : SCMP 28 June'97
Future in our own hands : SCMP 28 June'97
PLA's anti-riot vehicles ready to roll : SCMP 28 June'97
Tung may miss Britain's farewell : SCMP 28 June'97
4,000 troops set for dawn deployment : SCMP 28 June'97
China welcomes MFN renewal : SCMP 25 June'97
Britain to attend swearing in : SCMP 25 June'97
Tung rejects Legco treason law vote : SCMP 25 June'97
Avery civil servant : SCMP 22 June'97
Political group vows HK off limits : SCMP 22 June'97
Handover laws active at midnight : SCMP 22 June'97
HK will be our bridge to the world, says Qian : SCMP 16 June'97
I'll quit if principles put at risk, says Tung : SCMP 10 June'97
HK Standard Losses exceed $11.7m : SCMP 5 June'97
Stand-off over Pillar of Shame : SCMP 5 June'97
Mourners struggle to the end : SCMP 5 June'97
Huge housing plan for West Kowloon sites : SCMP 4 June'97
Hunger for flats silences critics of land prices : SCMP 4 June'97
Anson Chan's words 'indicate looming crisis' : SCMP 4 June'97
Hollowness in Tung's words : SCMP 4 June'97
Handover ICAC title sparks clash : SCMP 4 June'97
All change for 'private' Chai : SCMP 25 May'97
Show of force foils protest : SCMP 25 May'97
Citizens Party no economic lightweight : SCMP 25 May'97
From Red Guard to realist : SCMP 25 May'97
Airbus fleet grounded : SCMP 25 May'97
Fair play lacking in battle for equality : SCMP 25 May'97
Border lesson for 400 Britons : SCMP 25 May'97
Shipping deal reached with Taiwan : SCMP 25 May'97
Police probe schoolgirl prostitution ring : HKStd 18 May'97
Beijing, triad deals "won't be ruled out" : HKStd 18 May'97
Four threaten to quit PLC : HKStd 18 May'97
Greater freedoms promised by Qian : SCMP 1 May'97
Caution over Tung pledge : SCMP 1 May'97
Too late to be flexible : SCMP 19 Apr'97
Dutch deplore cancellation of Zhu's visit : SCMP 19 Apr'97
Dissident urges reversal of views on Tiananmen: SCMP 19 Apr'97
National security terms attacked by A-G : SCMP 19 Apr'97
Handover plea to Albright : SCMP 16 Apr'97
First PLA troops on way here : SCMP 16 Apr'97
Pro-China pair join panel to pick top judge : HKStd 12 Apr'97
Flag lowered on Royal Navy's 150 years : HKStd 12 Apr'97
Brought to book : SCMP 23 Mar'97
Crisis plan to build homes for 500,000 : HKStd 14 Mar'97
Prudent Tsang keeps the cash : SCMP 13 Mar'97
Surplus will boost pot by $31.7 billion : SCMP 13 Mar'97
Mainland search for candidates : HKStd 5 Mar'97
Non-issue concern points to erosion of democracy: HKStd 5 Mar'97
Tycoon Fok takes swipe at democrats : SCMP 4 Mar'97
High property prices 'damaging society' : SCMP 4 Mar'97
Jiang hails 'immortal feats' : SCMP 26 Feb'97
Deng Dead : HKStd 20 Feb'97
Britain 'caving in' to China : HKStd 15 Feb'97
Tung reveals his top team : SCMP 25 Jan'97
Tung backs PC on law changes : HKStd 24 Jan'97
China to repeal 25 laws : SCMP 21 Jan'97
Leung : I was forced out : SCMP 11 Jan'97
Redressing Hong Kong's inequalities : SCMP 11 Jan'97
'Good' meeting fails to close gap : SCMP 24 Dec'96
Credibility gap for China's puppets : Indepdnt 23 Dec'96
UK challenges provisional body : SCMP 21 Dec'96
The closed door campaign : SCMP 21 Dec'96
Film stars on Tibet blacklist : SCMP 21 Dec'96
Hail to the Chief : HK has a new leader : Review 19 Dec'96
Tung starts work on picking team : HKStad 13 Dec'96
Provisional body to set treason law : HKStad 13 Dec'96
The next round in the fight to speak out : SCMP 30 Nov'96
Tough Tung warns off meddlers : SCMP 30 Nov'96
Sacrifices needed to support China warns Tung : HKStad 29 Nov'96
Expat joy as localisation policy takes knock : SCMP 23 Nov'96
Tung seeks sewage plan review : SCMP 23 Nov'96
How the tigers lost their claws : SCMP 17 Nov'96
Hopes go up in smoke SCMP 17 Nov'96
Listen to the people, Mr Tung SCMP 17 Nov'96
Angry students disrupt ceremony : HKStad 8 Nov'96
Governmnt negligent over dble housing benefit : HKStad 8 Nov'96
No walkover for top job hopefuls : HKStad 2 Nov'96
Democrats cry foul on 'narrow' process : HKStad 2 Nov'96
Patten gives checklist for world to watch : HKStad 3 Nov'96
HK will glitter brighter after 1997 : SCMP 1 Nov'96
Cancer causing fumes at alarming level : SCMP 26 Oct'96
Dissident Wang trial date set : SCMP 26 Oct'96
Early PLA troops fall under HK Law : SCMP 26 Oct'96
Chinese dissident foils police & escapes to HK : Times 14 Oct'96
Asia's emerg. markets tipped to deliver returns : Times 14 Oct'96
China vows to stop HK press criticising leaders : Times 17 Oct'96
Ceremony disputes laid to rest : SCMP 28 Sep'96
Patten to sail away aboard Britannia : SCMP 28 Sep'96
Taxpayers to foot bill for dignitaries : SCMP 28 Sep'96
Amnesty Bulletin : All eyes on China : A I Summer '96
The frontier of filth : SCMP 27 Jul'96
Growing rich off the land : SCMP 20 Jul'96
Minibus drivers race for midnight cash: SCMP 14 Jul'96
Anson widens gap in battle for leadership: SCMP 14 Jul'96
Lu sets ground-rules for press freedom after97: SCMP 1 Jun'96
Through train assured for civil servants : Express 1Jun'96
Residents to face threat of expulsion after 97: SCMP 18 Apr'96
Democracy dream team : SCMP 18 Apr'96
Fear of Beijing threatens return to glory : SCMP 18 Apr'96
Voices of dissent get a hearing : SCMP 14 Apr'96
First step on long road to confidence : SCMP 14 Apr'96
That feeling of deja vu : SCMP 14 Apr'96
Premier Li gives Boeing a US$1b history lesson : SCMP 14 Apr'96
Patten seeks solutions from talks : SCMP 14 Apr'96

Additional Acknowledgements:
In addition to the above, the following works have been invaluable:
Letters to Hong Kong, by Christopher Patten '95-'97
Hong Kong 1997 : City on Edge : Agence France Presse '97
Newsweek : Hong Kong - The city of survivors : May-July '97
FEA Review :Telling Asia's Story - 50th Anniversary Issue '97
Time : Asia - 50 Incredible years Oct-Dec '96
Newsweek : "Man in the middle" 16 Dec '96
HK Standard - various articles '96-'97
South China Morning Post - various articles '96-'97
A History of Hong Kong, Frank Welsh, Harper Collins '94
HK Magazine, Asia City Publishing Group various '96
HK Tourist Association promotional brochures pub. '96
HK City of vision "The Quest for Land" govmt pub. '96
The Basic Law of the HKSAR of the PRC, Joint pub. HK ltd. '91
Borrowed Place, Borrowed Time, Richard Hughes. '76



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