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Future of Policing in Hong Kong

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Policing in Hong Kong

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On July 1, 1997 Hong Kong was reverted back to Chinese rule as a Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) under a one country, two systems constitutional framework. Under the Sino-British Joint Declaration (1987) HKSAR would be administered with “a high degree of autonomy” for at least 50 years after 1997.

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  1. Department of Criminal Justice, Xavier University, USA

    Kam C. Wong (Associate Professor, Faculty Fellow)

  2. School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York (Albany), USA

    Kam C. Wong (Associate Professor, Faculty Fellow)

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Wong, K.C. (2015). Future of Policing in Hong Kong. In: Policing in Hong Kong. Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137557087_7

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