Down to brass tacks
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China and Britain have been tackling such practical problems as passports and airport terminals as the 1997 deadline of handing over Hong Kong to China approaches. Britain reportedly will agree to the visa-free entry of Hong Kong passport holders. Plans to build a new $1 billion container terminal will go forward, following an agreement involving the participation of a British-controlled company. Chinese Hong Kong residents who have been living abroad will be allowed to keep their residence status after 1997, without returning to Hong Kong before the handover.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1996
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Shoe-In's Challenge
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Tung Chee-hwa is expected to be voted in as Chief Executive of Hong Kong on Dec 11, 1996 to run the colony from 1997. There is concern that his business interests will be in conflict with his political role and that he will be a puppet controlled by China. He will have to earn credibility. The potential Chief Executive has resigned as chief executive and chairman of Orient Overseas, a transportation company, which his father set up in the 1940s, and from the board of other large companies, but he has a lot of friends in business.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1996
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Ready or not: a slew of transition issues remain unresolved
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Many issues regarding Hong Kong's transition to Chinese control remain unresolved with only a year left before the handover. The governments of Hong Kong, Britain and China are making considerable progress on some, while a few are simply too large and difficult. Most, however, remain bogged down by confusion and top-level meddling on China's part. These include the handling of Chinese with foreign passports, the official handover ceremony, and the ongoing struggle between the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office and Xinhua.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1996
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