Despite a sustained economic boom and emergence of democratic institutions. concern about post1997 Chinese compliance with the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law. under which Hong Kong was promised a high degree of autonomy under the principle of "one country. two systems." has caused confidence in the colony to ebb and flow. This pattern of uncertainty illserves the interests of China. Hong Kong. and the United States. This uncertainty is manifested in the alarming rate of emigration from Hong Kong. Over 1.000 of the territorys best and brightest people are leaving each week for a more secure future in the United States. Australia. and Canada.
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