In September 1981, the members of the Standing Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League held a meeting to uphold the nine principles proposed by Ye Jianying to achieve a peaceful reunification of China. (Photo by Li Guangyou, courtesy of Xinhua News Agency.) Within a unified PRC, the mainland practices socialism, while Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan practice their existing capitalist systems. The aim is to achieve the return of Hong Kong and Macao to peaceful national reunification. More than 10,000 Hong Kong residents rushed to Central to get a UK residency application form. On the eve of the deadline, more than 100,000 people lined up overnight for a British national (overseas) application form. While mass migration began well before 1989, the 1992 event led to the peak migration year with 66,000 withdrawals. [34] Some residents were not satisfied with the compensation, and some even hindered the demolition in every possible way. [139] In the end, everything was settled and the walled city became a park. [140] 3 See “Ye Jianying`s Nine Principles for Peaceful Reunification with Taiwan (1981)” on the Embassy of the People`s Republic of China in the Republic of Latvia page under lv.china-embassy.org/eng/zt/twwt/t251057.htm. The Basic Law was officially promulgated by the NPC on 4 April 1990, together with the designs of the flag and emblem of the HKSAR. Some members of the Bill Committee were removed by Beijing after protests in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, after expressing their views in support of the student protesters. Before these issues are resolved, the status quo of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Macau and other border disputes should be maintained. There is no need for the Chinese people to show their firmness by fighting against the imperialists with a show of force.
(Editorial, Peoples Daily, March 8, 1963) On October 25, 1971, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted the 26th Resolution on the Restoration of All Legal Rights of the People`s Republic of China. (Photo courtesy of Xinhua News Agency.) Neither the Chinese people nor successive governments since the 1911 revolution have recognized the three unequal treaties that Britain had imposed. Before the creation of the new China, the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had already established the policy that, in principle, the privileges enjoyed by the imperialists should be withdrawn and the independence and liberation of the Chinese people achieved. However, implementation must take into account the nature of the problems and the actual circumstances. In 1983, Typhoon Ellen devastated Hong Kong, causing extensive damage to life and property. [22] The Hong Kong dollar collapsed on Black Saturday, and Treasury Secretary John Bremridge publicly linked economic uncertainty to political climate instability. [23] In response, the PRC government condemned Britain in the press for “playing the economic card” to achieve its goals: to intimidate the PRC into giving in to British demands. [24] The Sino-British Joint Declaration was signed by the Prime Ministers of the People`s Republic of China and the Governments of the United Kingdom in Beijing on December 19, 1984. The declaration began with the exchange of instruments of ratification on 27 September.
It was registered with the United Nations by the People`s Republic of China and the Government of the United Kingdom on 12 June 1985. MacLehose`s visit to the PRC opened the curtain on the issue of Hong Kong sovereignty: Britain was informed of the PRC`s intention to restore sovereignty over Hong Kong and began taking appropriate precautions to ensure the maintenance of its interests in the territory and to begin the preparation of an emergency withdrawal plan. In the mid-20th century, the international situation was such that Britain aligned its policy toward China with that of the United States and refused to respect China`s sovereignty and territorial integrity. As a result, Sino-British relations have stagnated and the Hong Kong issue has never been put on the agenda. The list included representatives of the Hong Kong government, members of the Legislative and Executive Council, presidents of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and Standard Chartered Bank, prominent businessmen such as Li Ka-shing, Pao Yue-kong and Fok Ying-tung, and Martin Lee Chu-ming and Szeto Wah. The UK took control of parts of Hong Kong territory through three treaties signed with Qing China after the Opium Wars: Hong Kong is a free port with good connections with other parts of the world.