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The handover in 1997 saw Hong Kong's smooth transition from colonial to Communist rule under the auspices of the 'one country, two systems' framework. But twenty years on, the real impact of the sovereignty change is just starting to register: the city's near-total economic integration with the mainland, a massive influx of Chinese visitors, simmering cross-border tensions and a rapid erosion of freedoms. Believing that we are stronger and louder together, PEN Hong Kong invited some of Hong Kong's most prominent literary and creative minds to reflect on the city's post-colonial development, in a definitive compendium of essays, poems, fiction and artwork that marks this historical milestone. Michael Braga - Mary-Jean Chan - Jennifer S. Cheng - Kris Cheng - Chow Hon Fai - Larry Feign - Harry Harrison - Gérard Henry - Louise Ho - Oscar Ho Hing Kay - Tammy Ho Lai-Ming - Sarah Howe - Law Lok Man, Louise - Arthur Leung - Leung Ping-Kwan - Louisa Lim - Shirley Geok-lin Lim - Lui Wing Kai, Eric - William Nee - Jason Y. Ng - Margaret Ng - Timothy O'Leary - Michael O'Sullivan - Ilaria Maria Sala - Mishi Saran - Shahilla Shariff - Shen Jian - So Mei Chi - Tang Siu Wa - Eddie Tay - Chip Tsao - Stephen Vines - Marco Wan - Wawa - Kate Whitehead - Joshua Wong - Nicholas Wong - Xu Xi - Marco Yan - Chris Yeung - Douglas Young With forewords by Timothy Garton Ash and Kevin Lau Chun-to.