The Economist (US), April 19th, 1997
MOST outsiders hold one of two conceits when they think of Hong Kong. The first denies the fact of change. For many a western visitor, Hong Kong is the seedy and inscrutable stage-set for an old James Bond film, "The Man with the Golden Gun". The Chinese government has a different set of manufactured cliches. Its "National Quiz Show" on Hong Kong recently tested ordinary Chinese, most of whom will never have the chance to visit the place, on such things as the number of typhoon shelters there and the subscription rate of paging services. This stereotypical view is in line with China's insist...
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