University of Toronto.
Final Examination
History of Hong Kong.
Time allowed: Two hours.
All questions carry equal marks.
Answer any TWO questions.
1. What were the main attributes of the “Colonial Model?in Hong Kong and what brought about its downfall?
2. Look at the following dates below and comment upon the significance of any Three in the development of Hong Kong.
a) 1898
b) 1949.
c) 1978
d) 1984.
3. How far can the idea of “laissez-faire?be applied as an explanation for the success of Hong Kong's economy since
1945?
4. Why did Britain fail to introduce full democracy to Hong Kong between 1945 and 1997?
5. Outline the main provisions of the Joint Declaration and consider how it guaranteed the Hong Kong "way of life?
separate and distinct from the People's Republic of China.
6. Write short essays on any Two of the following areas.
a) Corruption in Hong Kong and the setting up of the “Independent Commission against Corruption? (ICAC)
b) The development of the Education system after 1974.
c) The question of immigration and emigration and Hong Kong in the post-second world war period.
d) The McLehose reforms during in the 1970's
e) Why, in your view, did a Marxist People's Republic of China allow a capitalist Hong Kong to exist under an alien
administration for so long after 1949?
7. Why, in your view, did the population of Hong Kong accept a British administration from 1945 until 1997?
8. What do you consider to be one of the most important historical events in Hong Kong's history? Your answer must not include an area you have answered in a previous question.
End of Paper.