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One country, two systems - so the same as Hong Kong?
by yarg 8y ago
One country, two systems - so the same as Hong Kong?
- emmelaich 8y agoNot remotely. Hong Kong was only leased from China.
- Reason077 8y agoHong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula were ceded in perpetuity by the Qing Dynasty to the British Crown. It was only the New Territories that were leased, for 99 years beginning in 1898. However, it was agreed under the Sino-British Joint Declaration in 1984 to return all of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty upon expiration of the New Territories lease on July 1, 1997.
- onetimemanytime 8y agowhat ifs...would have China eventually attacked Hong Kong, like Argentina did to Falklands Islands? NATO doesn't cover faraway islands...
- robjan 8y agoThe parts of Hong Kong that were owned, and not leased, have basically no infrastructure to support people's lives. Hong Kong Island and Kowloon are basicslly residential and commercial only - there is no agriculture and the majority of the water and electricity comes from China and the New Territories.
- yarg 8y agoMy point was that "one country, two systems" is disingenuous rhetoric that has been used before by the Chinese government. It is intended to be a precursor to takeover and an eventual crackdown on the liberties of the citizenry.