The Influence of “One Country, Two Systems” on Late-Twentieth-Century Hong Kong Society
Hong Kong history · September–December 2020
After writing my paper on Hong Kong Nationalism, I wanted to explore the territory’s history in more depth and detail. During the first semester of my last undergraduate year, I examined the political influence of the “One Country, Two Systems” principle from the People’s Republic of China on late 20th century Hong Kong society.
In effect, a large portion of my research focussed on democratic development and the introduction of anti-PRC sentiment, and could be considered as an extension of my “New Age” research paper.
The conclusions I made were multifold; through increased support towards democratic processes, as well as increased emigration from Hong Kong towards more developed regions around the world, and significant protests/social unrest following the 1989 Tiananmen incident, it is apparent that the “one country, two systems” policy had an unprecedented and unforeseen social impact on Hong Kong citizens and their society.