The CUHK LAW Greater China Legal History Seminar Series aims to serve as a forum to discuss the historical development of a great variety of legal issues of interest in the Greater China region. The next seminar, "Treaty for a Lost City – The Historical Background and Legal Implications of the Joint Declaration", will be given by Professor Chin Leng LIM, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Law, CUHK LAW on 10 March 2023.
The Sino-British Joint Declaration was signed in 1984 and transferred control of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China from 1 July 1997. This set the scene for the establishment of the Special Administrative Region (SAR) in Hong Kong. The speaker uses British archival sources to re-examine the Joint Declaration, the negotiations that led up to it and its resounding significance. Beginning with Margaret Thatcher's preparations for her Beijing trip, Professor Lim's recent book, Treaty for a Lost City: The Sino-British Joint Declaration (Cambridge University Press, 2022) takes a chronological approach. In light of current developments, the speaker will set out to explain some of the legal complexities that have underpinned the relationships between China, Hong Kong and Britain since 1979.
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