TY - BOOK AU - Lim,C.L. TI - Treaty for a lost city: the Sino-British Joint Declaration SN - 9781108972307 AV - KZ4378.H66 L56 2022 U1 - 341.95125029 23 PY - 2022/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong KW - (1984 December 19) KW - Hong Kong (China) KW - International status KW - Constitutional history KW - China KW - Hong Kong KW - History KW - Transfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997 KW - Foreign relations KW - Great Britain N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - An exploration of the history of the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration from Thatcher's preparations until the present day, C.L. Lim offers an accessible, highly readable account of the intricate legal issues that continue to hold great significance. Using British archival sources, the book considers the ongoing debate over the Joint Declaration; An exploration of the history of the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration from Thatcher's preparations until the present day, C. L. Lim offers an accessible, highly readable account of the intricate legal issues that continue to hold great significance. Using British archival sources, the book considers the ongoing debate over the Joint Declaration ER -