Hong Kong has undergone sweeping transformation since its return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. This is a multidisciplinary assessment of the new regime and key issues, challenges, crises and opportunities confronting the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

1: Introduction; 2: Hong Kong and the Reconstruction of China's Political Order; 3: Realpolitik Realignment of the Democratic Camp in the Hong Kong SAR; 4: Changing Political Cleavages in Post-1997 Hong Kong; 5: The 1999 District Councils Elections; 6: Transformation of the Civil Service System; 7: Chapter 1 of Hong Kong's New Constitution; 8: Legal Facets of Hong Kong SAR Economic Development; 9: Hong Kong's Economy Since 1997; 10: “Fifty Years No Change”?; 11: Hong Kong's Language Policy in the Postcolonial Age; 12: The Transformation of Academic Autonomy in Hong Kong; 13: Walking a Tight Rope; 14: Postcolonial Cultural Trends in Hong Kong; 15: Conclusion: Crisis and Transformation in the Hong Kong SAR