Historical Dictionary of the Hong Kong Sar and the Macao Sar

by Shiu-Hing Lo and Ming K. Chan

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810850613
• ISBN13: 9780810850613
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.6"