IN the 1970s, with Britain’s 99-year lease over most of Hong Kong due to expire in 1997, London worried about the colony’s future as investment was bound to dwindle over time unless an accord was reached with China. Eventually, Beijing agreed that Hong Kong’s legal, economic and social systems would remain unchanged for 50 years after its return to Chinese sovereignty under a policy known as “one country, two systems.”
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