A collection of essays exploring the issues surrounding Hong Kong's position in the move from British colony to a Chinese Special Administration Region. Among issues considered are: relations between mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong; Americanisation vs Asianisation; strategies to emigrate overseas and universities within the global economy.

Gerard A. Postiglione, James T. H. Tang

Introduction Transforming Hong Kong's Global Identity, Gerard A. Postiglione, James T.H. Tang, Ting Wai; Chapter 1 Global Implications of Hong Kong's Retrocession to Chinese Sovereignty, Ming K. Chan; Chapter 2 Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong as International Actors, Byron S.J. Weng; Chapter 3 Playing the International Card? The View from Australia, Canada, and the United States, Kim Richard Nossal; Chapter 4 Hong Kong and the Newly Industrializing Economies: From Americanization to Asianization, Lai On-Kwok, Alvin Y. So; Chapter 5 Links to and Through South China: Local, Regional, and Global Connections, Graham E. Johnson; Chapter 6 The Internalization of International Law in Hong Kong, Roda Mushkat; Chapter 7 Labyrinth of Hybridization: The Cultural Internationalization of Hong Kong, Hoiman Chan; Chapter 8 Globalization of Hong Kong's People: International Migration and the Family, Janet W. Salaff, Wong Siu-lun; Chapter 9 Media Internationalization in Hong Kong: Patterns, Factors, and Tensions, Joseph Man Chan; Chapter 10 Hong Kong's Universities Within the Global Academy, Gerard A. Postiglione;