Historical Dictionary of the Hong Kong Sar and the Macao Sar (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780810850613)

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is located on the southeastern coast of China, and the Macao SAR can be found off of China's southern coast. Both regions have recently been released from European colonial rule: Hong Kong from British control in 1997 and Macao from Portugal in 1999. As SARs, Hong Kong and Macao retain a high degree of autonomy, and they control all issues except those of state (e.g. diplomatic relations and national defense).

As with other volumes in the Historical Dictionaries series, the Historical Dictionary of the Hong Kong SAR and the Macao SAR includes maps, photographs, a list of acronyms, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, and events as well as political, economic and social background. However, unlike the rest of the series, all these sections are presented in duplicate: one for Hong Kong and one for Macao. The authoritative analysis and informative data presented clearly elucidate the unique situation of these two territories.

Author: Ming K. Chan,Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo
ISBN-10: 0810850613
ISBN-13: 9780810850613
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Language: English
Published: 09/05/2006
Pages: 420
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.86w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2007 pg. 60
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2007 pg. 47