"The book is the first piece of substantial research to analyze Church-State relations in Hong Kong during the critical period of the handover from British to Chinese governance. It is certainly an original contribution, in such scale, to raise the attent

"This manuscript is an informative, insightful, and timely study of Church-State relations in Hong Kong over the past 50 years." -- Herbert Pierson, Associate Professor, Institute of English as a Second Language, St. John's University, New York

"The transition of the Churches from the traditional colonial setting of Hong Kong in the aftermath of World War II to the mature Christian community of post-industrial, post-colonial Hong Kong is analysed with considerable skill by Beatrice Leung Kit-fun

"A timely effort to fill a major gap in the study of Hong Kong society - church-state relations. Students of Hong Kong research will find it most informative and useful. But its relevance goes beyond Hong Kong - this is a major reference for those who are

"The book gave detailed account of Hong Kong's church-state relationship in metamorphosis. It should be an important text for students in both political science and China studies, and especially in the history of Hong Kong." -- William Liu, Professor Emeri

Beatrice Leung is Professor in the Department of Politics and Sociology at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Shun-hing Chan is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at the Hong Kong Baptist University.