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    The Changing Legal Orders in Hong Kong and Mainland China: Essays on “One Country, Two Systems”
    The Changing Legal Orders in Hong Kong and Mainland China: Essays on “One Country, Two Systems”
    The Changing Legal Orders in Hong Kong and Mainland China: Essays on “One Country, Two Systems”
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    The Changing Legal Orders in Hong Kong and Mainland China: Essays on “One Country, Two Systems”

    By Albert CHEN and Albert H.Y. Chen

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    This collection of selected works by Professor Albert H.Y. Chen shows the contours of the author's scholarship as it developed over 35 years of his academic career, from 1984 to the present. The essays are divided into three sections which cover the three major domains of Professor Chen's research.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCity University of Hong Kong Press
    Release dateMar 19, 2021
    ISBN9789629376048
    The Changing Legal Orders in Hong Kong and Mainland China: Essays on “One Country, Two Systems”

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