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最新出版的《时代》周刊，以25页的篇幅探讨回归十年香港的变化，并以“阳光灿烂中见阴霾（Sunshine with Clouds）”为点题。对于《财富》杂志当年惊世的《香港之死》报道，《时代》坦诚认错，承认姊妹杂志完全是“错误地”及“差劣地”作出推测。《时代》解释香港过去十年经历金融风暴、禽流感、SARS、市民为基本法廿三条上街示威等……当世人以为香港贵为福地的气数已尽，香港却一一熬过来。" t5 o+ q5 z# n/ O+ g* i1 {
) W$ K! e+ J; v+ F; C 离回归十周年尚余三个星期，《时代》指出香港近期的股市屡创新高，物业格价亦稳步上扬，正值阳光灿烂时，不过晴空之中却有阴霾：香港前景仍受许多不明朗因素影响。 ( i, t7 f4 h! c! h) O3 {, h' G; w6 B. c 8 J/ R* H. x8 I8 `9 b# a. D% ^; E. w/ V* o" C. ^ U! p3 G4 Y July 1, 1997: After 156 years of British rule, China resumes sovereignty over Hong Kong.% D7 [/ z: c3 V. M
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7 V, U+ R5 V5 S9 I 6 B! \/ L* D6 `- HMarch 10, 2005: After weeks of rumors, Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa abruptly resigns, citing his declining health. 8 n4 a. I* @( |' C" P5 z . z- i+ n* @7 C3 G# \# {% r/ \5 Q( l: m # L+ h" v# ~+ VThe Expat Exodus " H$ v; T$ R9 T7 }& _' @; G
On July 1, 1997, as Hong Kong waved goodbye to its colonial rulers on board the HMS Britannia, pessimists predicted the city's expatriate professionals would follow. . u" z& Z7 A% F
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. c5 _7 U/ f) f8 }% W5 e4 s* U 《时代》分析，香港人仍在身份认同及定位上感到迷失。港人对祖国又敬又怕，进而希望争取民主独立，这种心态却令政策陷于胶着状态。保守派与民主派的对立，造成政治麻痹：上至经济下至污染的议题，双方都不愿妥协。 x* z4 U- o$ a& H$ X; \ 3 B+ R: W2 C D$ i
《时代》称，港人在争取民主方面的想法过于“实际”。有权投票选行政长官的八百名选委，大部分来自商界，他们普遍认为普选特首会引入平民领导人、令香港变成福利社会；另一方面又怕惹怒中央，影响自身利益。 / V; O2 }, ^' ~4 p ) x( q- P3 K+ t1 m% ^$ j. U3 q# c) [! | \ 作者: 日月光 时间: 2007-6-9 08:41
' O9 V! D9 e. L1 k7 Z% Y The People's Liberation Army ' L+ J5 |) ]( G- }" u/ G1 AA 1995 Fortune magazine article famously predicted the "Death of Hong Kong" following the handover, prophesying that PLA soldiers would be a visible, ominous presence on Hong Kong's streets. 6 C+ c$ _; @* P) G+ m/ f
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Victoria Park. Queen's Pier. Stanley. While many symbols of British rule vanished overnight after the handover — teams of workmen removed the royal seal from post offices, police stations and institutions like the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club — Hong Kong's colonial place names endure. 4 h6 W& y/ L5 X0 H& [( g2 M0 v/ ?: U5 R
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Hong Kong made itself fabulously wealthy by acting as the lone conduit between China and the world, funneling goods and investment in both directions. , M: Q6 U/ @7 s* g2 @9 h 4 d4 C. d1 D" Y% A2 h2 O - f3 U% `6 o8 ^4 K+ ^ [ X2 u* n# ^' S3 B: M" E9 T% B
Contrary to dire predictions, Hong Kong hasn't yet lost its economic edge to cheaper cities on the mainland or to cleaner, more orderly Singapore.
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