Hong Kong 's passage from British territory to a " special administrative region " of China will be controversial . we hope these civil servants will stay,' says one official. The Chinese are beginning to realise they need British cooperation and agreement has been reached on funding for the airport development . The biggest problem that Hong Kong faces is the continuity of the civil service since the people are still fearful of the Communist Party . Beijing has said it will dismiss the Legislative Council when it assumes power and replace it with a provisional legislature . China 's allies in the colony claim that Governor Patten 's policy to repeal some of the more repressive laws will make it harder to govern .
Hong Kong 's passage from British territory to a " special administrative region " of China will be controversial . The Chinese are beginning to realise they need British cooperation and agreement has been reached on funding for the airport development . The biggest problem that Hong Kong faces is the continuity of the civil service since the people are still fearful of the Communist Party . Beijing has said it will dismiss the Legislative Council when it assumes power and replace it with a provisional legislature . China 's allies in the colony claim that Governor Patten 's policy to repeal some of the more repressive laws will make it harder to govern .