{"product_id":"political-censorship-in-british-hong-kong-freedom-of-expression-and-the-law-1842-1997-paperback-softback-9781108828260","title":"Political Censorship in British Hong Kong; Freedom of Expression and the Law (1842–1997) (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108828260","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePolitical Censorship in British Hong Kong\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFreedom of Expression and the Law (1842–1997)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUses archival sources to examine censorship in British Hong Kong and challenge congratulatory histories of the British legal regime.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Ng (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108828260, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 June 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e227 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm, 0.336 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'In addition to essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the British Empire and\/or Hong Kong, this book should also be essential reading for anyone interested in the history of suppression of freedom of expression and of the construction of freedom of expression-respecting systems in future.' Asian Journal of Comparative Law\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDrawing on archival materials, Michael Ng challenges the widely accepted narrative that freedom of expression in Hong Kong is a legacy of British rule of law. Demonstrating that the media and schools were pervasively censored for much of the colonial period and only liberated at a very late stage of British rule, this book complicates our understanding of how Hong Kong came to be a city that championed free speech by the late 1990s. With extensive use of primary sources, the free press, freedom of speech and judicial independence are all revealed to be products of Britain's China strategy. Ng shows that, from the nineteenth to the twentieth century, Hong Kong's legal history was deeply affected by China's relations with world powers. Demonstrating that Hong Kong's freedoms drifted along waves of change in global politics, this book offers a new perspective on the British legal regime in Hong Kong.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Punitive censorship and libel lawsuits against the press\u003cbr\u003e 2. “Reading every line”: Era of the daily vetting of newspaper proofs\u003cbr\u003e 3. “Communist China now contiguous to Hong Kong”: Censorship imposed by the “free world”\u003cbr\u003e 4. “Patriotism to you can be revolutionary heresy to us”: Hardened control of media, schools and entertainment\u003cbr\u003e 5. Preparing to negotiate with China: Overt loosening and covert control\u003cbr\u003e 6. Liberating Hong Kong for China: De-silencing the city\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion and Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of Chinese Newspapers\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Law \u0026amp; society [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Law \u0026amp; society\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Law%20\u0026amp;%20society%20%5BLAQ%5D%22\"\u003eLAQ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501378367768,"sku":"9781108828260","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108828260i.jpg?v=1786234557","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/political-censorship-in-british-hong-kong-freedom-of-expression-and-the-law-1842-1997-paperback-softback-9781108828260","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}