UGEC2945 香港史

This course introduces the history of Hong Kong from a British colony to the Special Administrative Region of China. It covers major events and issues of Hong Kong, emphasizing the development of political system, social structure and economic pattern, and evaluate the role of Hong Kong in modern China, in the Asian-Pacific region and in the world. The course critically examines how colonial governance and Sino-British relations affected Hong Kong, offering students a multi-perspective in understanding how Hong Kong has become what it is today. This course is relevant to three Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in the area of SDG#8 Decent Work and Economic Growth by looking at the development of Hong Kong from an entrepôt to a global financial centre, SDG#10 Reduced Inequalities by looking at how Hong Kong evolved from a society of racial segregation to social inclusiveness, and SDG#16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions by looking at the public policy in promoting social reform and social justice.

Part I – Hong Kong: From the Opium War to the Second World War

(1) Opium War and the Opening of Hong Kong (4 September 2023)
(2) The Early Development and Colonial Setting (11 September 2023)
(3) State and Society in Colonial Hong Kong (18 September 2023)
(4) Hong Kong in the Interwar Period (25 September 2023)
Holiday – The Day Following National Day (2 October 2023)
(5) The Battle of Hong Kong and the Japanese Occupation (9 October 2023)

Part II – Post-war Hong Kong
(6) Post-war Hong Kong: Socio-political Development (16 October 2023)
Holiday – Chung Yeung Festival
(7) Post-war Hong Kong: Economic Takeoff (30 October 2023)
(8) Unrest and Crisis: Hong Kong in the 1960s (6 November 2023)
(9) The MacLehose Years (13 November 2023)
(10) Sino-British Negotiation and the Joint Declaration (20 November 2023)
(11) Towards 1997: Hong Kong in the Transitional Period (27 November 2023)

Quiz 30%
Final Paper 70%

A detailed reference list will be available in the first lecture.

請注意大學有關學術著作誠信的政策和規則，及適用於犯規事例的紀律指引和程序。詳情可瀏覽網址：http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/。

學生遞交作業時，必須連同已簽署的聲明一併提交，表示他們知道有關政策、規則、指引及程序。

• 如屬小組習作，則所有組員均須簽署聲明；所有組員（不論有否簽署聲明及不論有否直接或間接撰寫有問題的內容）均須負上集體責任及受到懲處。
• 如作業以電腦製作、內容以文字為主，並經由大學「維誠」系統 (VeriGuide) 提交者，學生將作業的電子檔案上載到系統後，便會獲得收據，收據上已列明有關聲明。

未有夾附簽署妥當的聲明的作業，老師將不予批閱。

學生只須提交作業的最終版本。

學生將作業或作業的一部份用於超過一個用途（例如：同時符合兩科的要求）而沒有作出聲明會被視為未有聲明重覆使用作業。學生重覆使用其著作的措辭或某一、二句句子很常見，並可以接受，惟重覆使用全部內容則構成問題。在任何情況下，須先獲得相關老師同意方可提交作業。