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mon K$na\ la s rney to jgl I^unification ' iemoirs of Sze-yuen Qhung • V " \ A w dk L / IS ft %i:i# HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION SeriesHM200L/E Year2001 nfOB' y CaOOKED^", HARBO. ,iA.iW^ MIRS BAY (DapengWan) 200)1- (DUNE Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2009 with funding from IVIulticultural Canada; University of Toronto Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/hongkongsjourneyOOchun Hong Kong Journey s to Hon Reunifica Memoirs of Sze-yuen Chung Sze-yuen Chung Canada-Hong Kong Resource Centre 1 SpadinaCresccnl,Rm. Ill •Toronlo,Canada•M5S lAl The ('liinese I ni>crsitv Press ) — Hoiifi Kon$sJourney to Reunification Memoirs ofSs:-e-yuen CJiung By Sze-yuen Chung © Sze-yuen Chunji. 2001 All rights reserved. No part of"this pubhcation may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retriexal system, without permission in writing from the author. ISBN 962-996-002-8 (Cascbound) 962-996-020-6 (Paperback THE CHINESE LTNIVERSITY PRESS The Chinese University ofHong Kong SHA TIN, N.T., HONG KONG Fax: +852 2603 6692 Fax: +852 2603 7355 E-mail: [email protected] Web-site w^vw.chineseupress.com : Printed in Hong Kong To the People ofHong Kong Contents List of Illustrations xii Foreword x\'ii Acknowledgements xix Abbreviations xxi (Chapter 1 Early Reflections 1 My First 24 Years 1 Early Eduaition 1 Dangerous Advoituix' 3 My Time ()utside Hong Kong 7 Work ill Free Chiiui 7 English Sojotnii 10 Post-war I'^ra ot Hong Kong 13 hulusiridl Rcvolutitm 13 My liusituss (Uirccr IS lic0utiinLi <>/I'lihlic Service 21 "Pereniiidl TcDiponiry Leiiisldior" JJ (Chapter 2 Sino-Britisli Negotiations 25 The Inception 25 IIohl: Home's Fumre <>)i ihe Ai^ctidn 25 Coittvtits LcctdiiiLi the Executive (Joiiucil J3 UMEL(X) Dehdted the 1W7 Question J5 The Chinese hivit(<ti())i ,V^ Arrivcil ofEcbwtird Youde 43 The Open Eoriim 49 Advisit}^ TJuitcher 51 A Ladys Place 53 The Stalemate 56 The Fiist Encounter 56 Truth Unveiled 58 A Place at the Table 60 Battle forHearts andMinds 63 No Time Tablefor Talks 67 The Breakthrough and Breakdown 69 The Councillors Rage 70 ' The Fii'st Concession 72 Target: Allen Lee 74 Britain Caved-in 75 The liable 76 UMELCOs New Strategy 76 TheLobo Motion 78 Proclamation ofBritish Exit 81 British Sensitivity 83 Hostile British Reception 86 Fuj'ious at Sir GeoffreyHowe 88 Public Supportfor the UMELCO 90 DiscriminatoryNationalityAct 92 ReadyingforBeijing 95 Hard Talk with the SupremeLeader 97 Craft ofStory Telling 104 QS=r Tin :i*=c