"Leo Goodstadt is exceptionally well-placed to unravel the relationships between business and government in Hong Kong. As head of the Central Policy Unit, he had a key role in transforming the old colonial administration into a more accountable system of

"One may agree or disagree with him, but Goodstadt's masterfully researched and entertaining book is compulsory reading for anyone who wants to understand the modern political and economic history of Hong Kong." --Dr. Raymond Ch'ien, Executive Council Memb

"A must read for all students of Hong Kong's post war history. Indeed it is a fascinating story for all those who have had any association with Hong Kong. Leo Goodstadt tells his story like a surgeon cutting with the confidence of one who knows exactly wh

"Leo Goodstadt's original, masterly and carefully considered account of Hong Kong's colonial rule and its baleful legacy is the best available. It is a roots and branch analysis of the failings of elitist and unrepresentative government as applied to a fi

Leo F. Goodstadt brings to this book personal experience of policy making at the highest levels and extensive access to decision-makers and business leaders since 1962. As Head of the Central Policy Unit, he was chief policy adviser to the Hong Kong Government from 1989 to 1997 and involved in a wide range of major reforms including elections, welfare, administrative efficiency and budgetary policies. He has had a successful career as a consultant economist to leading business corporations both before and since his government service. He became well-known for his incisive reporting on Hong Kong and China as Deputy Editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review and Hong Kong correspondent for Euromoney. His academic research has been widely published. He is now an adjunct professor in the School of Business Studies, Trinity College, University of Dublin and an honorary fellow of the University of Hong Kong.