For Immediate Release 9 November 1995
RESEARCHERS TO DISCUSS “HONG KONG IN TRANSITION”
Since the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration on the future of Hong Kong, political development in Hong Kong has been rapid and dynamic.
Researchers studying the development of local politics and the psychology of the transition period will discuss their findings at a worksho
November, at the Hong Kong University of Science and Tee L to be held on Saturday, 11 ology. The workshop will focus on new approaches to the study of Hong Kong politics, the psycholo
elections. 0 t!r er topics to be considered include the composition of the pro-China Hong of Hong Kong people during the transition and the significance of local Kong elite and the process of democratization in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
“With the approach of 1997, Hong Kong is undergoing some exciting changes,” sa s the workshop organizer, Dr Lo Shiu-hing of HKUST’s Division of Social Science. “T e workshop will provide a platform for scholars conducting research on the K transition period to present to the public what they have found and how they interpret it.”
Participating in the workshop will be academics from Hong Kong tertiary institutions and from overseas. Selected papers from the workshop will be published in a volume documenting Hong Kong in transition.
The workshop is jointly organized by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the David C. Lam Institute of East-West Studies at the Hong Kong Baptist University and the Hong Kong Transition Project. Program details are as follows:
Topic: Countdown to 1997: Hong Kong in the Transition Date: 11 November 1995 (Saturday)
Time: 9am to 5pm
Venue: Citibank Lecture Theatre (LT A) Language: English
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