Traveller's tales
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Rennie's Mill is a settlement on Hong Kong's Junk Bay shore, and comprises a close-knit community of ex-Kuomintang (KMT) soldiers. The village is called Tiu Keng Leng in Chinese, and the older people still speak Mandarin. Many families have relocated to Taiwan and Hong Kong, and only 1,400 families remain there now. The Hong Kong government has decided to demolish Rennie's Mill, use 53 hectares of land for a new town and compensate the residents by offering public housing and cash. The residents are, however, angry about the break up of their community.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1993
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Patten accord: a mixed blessing; agreement on Court of Final Appeal raises new questions
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The final agreement on a Court of Final Appeal (CFA) for Hong Kong, now before the Legislative Council, meets none of the Council's basic requirements and raises several critical questions. The agreement's wording makes the CFA 'subject to the provisions of the Basic Law,' which hints at a way to exempt all govt actions from CFA jurisdiction. Further, the timing of the CFA's implementation means it does not become law before China takes control of Hong Kong, so China's team and the SAR legislature will have full control.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1995
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Hazy Chinese law spells trouble: vague language unsettles those who wish to live in Hong Kong
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Ambiguous statements from China about who can gain permanent residence in Hong Kong, and how they should go about it, are creating anxiety while showing China's inexperience with the rule of law. Vague terms such as 'settled abroad' and non-legal distinctions between those who return before and after July 1, 1997, serve rule by govt policy or whim rather than by law. China should establish the clearest and most basic requirements possible.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1995
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