HIS385H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1–2: Lei Yue Mun, Sulphur Channel, Resettlement Department
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Alan birth approaches to hong kong history . Describing the history of hong kong is much more multi-faceted than characterizing it solely either as wholly part of china or a mere colonial port for european fruitful earnings. Hong kong has developed itself from an isolated outpost to a chinese community with its own political leaders and cultural institutions. By 1949, hk became an autonomous city-state to direct its economic and financial affairs independently, however, chinese still has leadership. Hong kong as an anomaly(deviation from what is considered standard): Seemingly contradictory practices of the traditional and the modern have meshed. A single history fails to comprehensively describe hong kong"s history and its relationship to the past. Rebellions of 1967 and the tension of hk"s expansion of economic presence has led for governmental expectations of citizens: to not just passively abide to laws, rather actively seek participation and involvement in policies.
