Hong Kong: A Place of No Significance

The idea first came as a short film. I think I wrote it down somewhere on one of the blogs I have but now, I think it's more of a book.

The book is separated into sections stating the role Hong Kong played in the history of China and Asia, especially in contemporary history in political, cultural and economic aspect.

It starts with an introduction to state why I wanted to write this book, which is to tell people, especially Hong Kongers, that Hong Kong is valuable and a place to be treasured with rich cultural, historical and economic value. It's an encouragement to Hong Kongers to be proud about who they are and where they live, the value of their home, this piece of land called Hong Kong.

The book is intended to be for readers who are foreign to Hong Kong (e.g. tourist, someone traveling or expat living in Hong Kong who just want to know a bit more about the place), someone who want to know about this historical background of Hong Kong, someone who cares about contemporary issues (conservation, environment, political development, education, economic development) of Hong Kong. The book is to be written in ways that very is very readable for readers.

Prelude: Why in writing this book?
Introduction: Hong Kong: A Place of No Significance?
Section 1: What is Hong Kong?
Chapter 1: Historical and cultural background of Hong Kong
Chapter 2: Overview of Hong Kong's development in the past 100 years (since British took over)
Chapter 3: Historical, political and cultural significance of Hong Kong
Chapter 4: Making of the modern Chinese identity
Chapter 5: Becoming of China, the economic significance of Hong Kong in making of modern China.
Chapter 6: Economic significant of Hong Kong in global economic

Section 2: Present Hong Kong: Issues of Hong Kong
Chapter 7: Becoming of Hong Kong identity from June 4th 1989, pre-handover, '98 Asian Economic Crisis, SARS to Global Economic Crisis
Chapter 8: Political Development of Hong Kong: The current dilemma.
Chapter 9: Education transformation
Chapter 10: Local movements, conservation and post-80
Chapter 11: Social Problems, minorities, break down of family
Chapter 12: Environmental Issues of Hong Kong and Conservation
Chapter 13: Richer and Poorer: The widening gap of wealth disparity in Hong Kong
Chapter 14: Current Economy, de-diversified economy

Section 3: The unknown future, 2046, Still a place of borrowed Time?
Chapter 15: Will there be One Country, Two Systems in 2046?
Chapter 16: Universal Suffrage and Self-rule
Chapter 17: Economic Future of Hong Kong
Chapter 18: Future of the next generation
Chapter 19: The Aging Society
Chapter 20: Where will we go?

Conclusion: Love Hong Kong

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