Democracy Shelved : Great Britain, China, and Attempts at Constitutional Reform in Hong Kong, 1945-1952

Between 1945 and 1952, the British government considered granting Hong Kong the right to elected self-government, but in 1952 the proposal was withdrawn. This study examines the genesis, development, and eventual abandonment of reform proposals for Hong Kong in the context of postwar British colonial policy and the changing political situation in Southeast Asia.Tsang, Steve is the author of 'Democracy Shelved : Great Britain, China, and Attempts at Constitutional Reform in Hong Kong, 1945-1952', published 1988 under ISBN 9780195841756 and ISBN 0195841751.