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China's telecommunications policy and Hong Kong, 1997: Bargaining positions

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On 30 June 1997, the People's Republic of China (PRC) officially reclaims the territory of Hong Kong from British sovereignty and administration. The impact that this will have upon Hong Kong remains unclear. Some point to China's guarantee to respect Hong Kong's capitalist system for a further 50 years, others speculate that Beijing will be unable to keep from tampering with the way in which Hong Kong is run. A third body of opinion believes that Hong Kong is too important to China's continued economic development for politics to interfere. In terms of telecommunications services in Hong Kong, parallel arguments have been presented. These positions take no account of China's telecommunications development objectives, nor do they take account of the administrative bargaining that already exists in the PRC and within which Hong Kong will be required to participate after 1997. Recognition of this bargaining framework will provide greater flexibility in telecommunications policy-making for Hong Kong administrators in the lead-up and passage through 1997.

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  • Lovelock, Peter, 1996. "China's telecommunications policy and Hong Kong, 1997: Bargaining positions," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 20(9), pages 685-698, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:telpol:v:20:y:1996:i:9:p:685-698
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    1. Xia, Jun, 2017. "China’s telecommunications evolution, institutions, and policy issues on the eve of 5G: A two-decade retrospect and prospect," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 41(10), pages 931-947.
    2. Liu, Chun, 2017. "An evaluation of China's evolving broadband policy: An ecosystem’s perspective," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 41(1), pages 1-11.

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