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  "title": "Hong Kong, China: Growth, Structural Change, and Economic Stability During the Transition",
  "publication": "Occasional Papers, September 5, 1997",
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  "summary": "This paper provides a detailed account of Hong Kong on the eve of its reintegration into China as a special administrative region.",
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      "content": "- Provides a detailed account of Hong Kong on the eve of its reintegration into China as a special administrative region.\n- Analyzes recent economic development in Hong Kong.\n- Offers a clear overview of Hong Kong's economic, financial, institutional, and political circumstances.\n- Includes a brief look at Hong Kong's history over the last hundred years.\n- Suggests the changes the economy will undergo in the transition process and what it can expect in the future."
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      "content": "- Hong Kong's recent economic development is analyzed in detail (paper-wide coverage).\n- The paper assesses Hong Kong's economic, financial, institutional, and political circumstances during the transition.\n- A concise historical review covers roughly the last hundred years to contextualize current conditions.\n- The paper identifies and suggests the changes the economy will undergo during the transition and outlines expectations for the future."
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      "content": "- Banking\n- Economic sectors\n- Expenditure\n- Exports\n- Housing\n- Imports\n- International trade\n- Labor productivity\n- Manufacturing\n- National accounts\n- Production\n- Productivity\n- Services sector"
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      "heading": "Keywords and geographic focus",
      "content": "- Asia and Pacific, Central Asia, China, East Asia, Europe, Global\n- Hong Kong dollar, Hong Kong government, Hong Kong-China, Hong Kong's economy\n- Asset, Exports, Housing, Imports, Labor productivity, Manufacturing, OP, price, price deflator, productivity growth, Services sector\n\n---\n\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/occasional-papers/issues/2016/12/30/hong-kong-china-growth-structural-change-and-economic-stability-during-the-transition-2308"
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    "Authors: Dubravko Mihaljek, John R Dodsworth",
    "Published: September 5, 1997",
    "Series: Occasional Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557756725.084",
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