Introduction
Hong Kong’s Outstanding Economic Development Legitimated Its Nondemocratic System Before Handover to Mainland China
Hong Kong was a former British colony between 1841 and 1997. Soon after the World War II, given Hong Kong’s port, a skilled international trade sector, and extensive shipping links, Hong Kong has accomplished a rapid postwar recovery through entrepot trade and services and acted as a doorway to China. As one of the four renowned Asian tigers, Hong Kong has enjoyed the most spectacular economic development in a single generation via its export-led growth strategy. Between 1960 and 1982, Hong Kong enjoyed an amazing average annual economic growth rate of 7%, which placed it the fifth highest one globally. Between 1980 and 1992, its GDP could still grow at an enviable rate of 6.7% annually (Sing 2009, 2012). Of no less importance, since 1970, Hong Kong has changed its gear, broadening its economic base by its more diversified consumer manufacturing and gradual...
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Sing, D.M. (2017). Politics and Government in Hong Kong. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2994-1
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