Relationship Between the Chinese Central Authorities and Regional Governments of Hong Kong and Macao: A Legal Perspective

Preface.- The State Structure (Nation-Region Relationship) in Constitutional Law.- The Historical Evolution of the State Structure in China.- The Creation of One Country Two Systems and Its Operation.- The Legalization of the One Country Two Systems Policy and the Establishment of the Special Administrative Region (SAR).- The Fundamental Principles in Handling Central-SAR Relationship.- The Powers of the Central Authorities.- The Powers of the SAR.- Other Relevant Relationships.- The Institutions Responsible for Handling Central-SAR Relationship and Their Practice.- Case Study: The Central-SAR Relationship since 1997.- Constitutional Review, Rule of Law and National Unification.- Addendum.- Acknowledgements.- Bibliography.