Hong Kong in Transition: Some Empirical Evidence from a Study of Executive MBAs

Since Great Britain and mainland China signed an agreement on the future of Hong Kong in 1984, worldwide attention has been focused on the roles of businesses and managers in Hong Kong after June 30,1997, when government control is transferred from the British to the mainland Chinese. Two different scenarios will probably take place. One is that Hong Kong will be allowed to continue doing business as usual and enjoy a high degree of autonomy. Another scenario, which seems somewhat more likely, is that business and politics in Hong Kong would undergo dramatic changes under the influence of the repressive regime in Beijing.