ABSTRACT
After some 140 years of political stasis as a British colony, Hong Kong found itself in 1982 on the verge of the most drastic political change in its history. In that year the Sino-British negotiations on the future of Hong Kong commenced. After a period of conflict, the parties signed an agreement on December 19, 1984, that restores China’s sovereignty over Hong Kong on July 1, 1997. 1
