Which of the following happened on July 1, 1997?
a. Mao Zedong died.
b. A military coup brought down the government of Singapore.
c. Australia, New Zealand, and the United States formed a trade compact.
d. Taiwan voted to form an independent republic.
e. Hong Kong returned to mainland authority.
Question 2
Unlike the other economies of East Asia, Hong Kong's economic development has taken place in a system employing
a. unrestrained, free-market capitalism.
b. direct state control of the economic sector.
c. Communist Chinese support.
d. massive British foreign aid programs.
e. a socialist economic philosophy.
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