The Cold War was a distinct and crucial period in Hong Kong’s evolution and in its relations with China and the rest of the world. Hong Kong was a window through which the West could monitor what was
1898年，英國向中國租借了368平方英里的土地，納入香港這個英國殖民地的轄土，為期99年；這片由鄉野山區和島嶼組成的廣闊土地，後來稱為新界。 殖民地政府官員駱克（James Stewart Lockhart）當年曾用「巨大差異」（The Great Difference）來形容這片新租之地後，他所指的是新界人與原有香港居民
