Hong Kong

Midnight, 30 June 1997 looms large on Hong Kong's horizon. For the nearby Portuguese enclave of Macau, the much-discussed date is 20 December 1999. For both, the return to China of soon-to-be former British and Portuguese territory is provoking deep examination and introspection on their uniqueness and their capacity to sail through the forthcoming handover as though it truly is "a comma, not a full stop in history." 1997 is an important moment in Hong-Kong's history; and this is an appropriate time to take an in-depth look at its history, its people, its character and its future.