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9 - Conclusion

Endgame or New Beginning?

from Part III - Resistance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2022

Ho-fung Hung
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland
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We have seen in the previous chapters that Hong Kong has never been a tranquil place. Its settlers have never been submissive communities since the major settlements developed in the region centuries ago. Empires or nation-states attempting to absorb the territory, subjugate its communities, and assimilate its population always faced a dilemma between establishing full political control at the expense of its economic function and maintaining its utility by tolerating its autonomy.

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City on the Edge
Hong Kong under Chinese Rule
, pp. 198 - 217
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Conclusion
  • Ho-fung Hung, The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland
  • Book: City on the Edge
  • Online publication: 19 April 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108885690.010
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  • Conclusion
  • Ho-fung Hung, The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland
  • Book: City on the Edge
  • Online publication: 19 April 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108885690.010
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  • Conclusion
  • Ho-fung Hung, The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland
  • Book: City on the Edge
  • Online publication: 19 April 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108885690.010
Available formats
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