1. China's relations toward
Hong Kong
By: Maria Krakovski, Elizabeth Krakovski, and Sydney Lee

2. China’s Historic relations and policies toward Hong Kong
1842 → China cedes Hong Kong island to Britain after the First Opium War.
1960s s → Hong Kong was a peaceful haven from the Cultural Revolution.
1960s s → Hong Kong was China’s window to the world economically
1984 → Britain and China sign Joint Declaration on the conditions under which Hong Kong will revert to Chinese rule in 1997 as a Special Administrative Region under "one country, two systems"
July 1997 → Chinese control under Tung Chee-hwa.
Executives appointed by China. LegCo appointed by China.
May 1998 → First LegCo election (⅓ directly elected)

3. Historic relations & policies Continued
June 2002 → Trial of 16 members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement. Falun Gong remains legal.
April 2004 → China rules that it must give approval to any changes in Hong Kong’s election laws and gives Beijing veto power over democracy.
December 2004 → Chinese president Hu Jintao publicly tells Tung Chee-hwa to improve his administration.

4. Current Policies and relations in Hong Kong
Oct. 2015: LNG (liquified natural gas)
China’s Ship and Port Pollution Prevention Special Action Plan is pushing Hong Kong to use LNG as marine fuel.
Oct. 2015: Population Policy
In three years' time, Hong Kong's working population will peak and start to fall.
Oct. 2015: Stock Market Boost
While the Chinese Stock Market is closed for the holidays, Hong Kong’s stock market is improving.

5. Current Policies and relations continued
Oct. 2015: Strengthening currency
While the value of the yuan decreasing, China had a large trade surplus that is predicted to influence Hong Kong’s increase of offshore yuan trading that would put more value on the yuan.
June 2015: Rejected Election Plan
Beijing made a bill that would allow Hong Kong’s people to elect leaders but the proposal was rejected.
Oct. 2015: Academic Freedom
Beijing is now implementing policies on academic freedom in Hong Kong. As a result, many protests have formed.

6. the Umbrella Movement A loose pro-democracy political movement
created in the fall of 2014
The umbrella was used as a symbol of defiance and resistance against the Hong Kong government
United objection to the decision of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC) of 31 August.
Students led a strike against the NPCSC's decision beginning on 22 September 2014
demonstrations outside Hong Kong government headquarters
protesters occupied intersections
attacks on protesters (by the police using tear gas) caused more protesters to join the Umbrella Movement
Protest hype from late September - December

7. Impact of the Umbrella Movement
The media believes that the West played an instigating role in protests
Electoral reform process underway
Hong Kong Government delayed a second round of public consultations
These consultations are meant to allow the public to provide input into how the nominating committee
Movement was damaging to Hong Kong’s economy
Hong Kong Tramway Company hurt the most
traffic jams
Caused strong differences in opinions among society
different opinions on where the movement should go

8. Fun!