An examination of China's accommodation of Western constitutional values, in the light of the pending return of British Hong Kong to China. The Joint Declaration which governs the return guarantees a continuance of these values, and this study looks at the resulting tensions between East and West.
Foreword - Preface - Acknowledgements - Constitutional Stress in Hong Kong - Anglo-American Constitutionalism with Chinese Characteristics - A Common Law Court - A Vigilant Public - The International Status of Hong Kong - Looking Ahead - Appendix 1 Draft Agreement - Appendix 2 The Basic Law - Index