TABLE OF CONTENTS APPRECIATION To Our Readers Postcards from the Kids HISTORY And the Twain Shall Meet From Opium to Opulence A Journey Through TIME REFLECTIONS Joyce Ma: Simple Pleasures Chris Patten: A City's Liberties Emily Lau: Why Politics Matter Andy Lau: High Expectations LIFESTYLE 97 Reasons to Love Hong Kong The City at Work CULTURE Writing the Hong Kong Novel Classic Excerpts Canto-Pop Confidential Straight Out of the Movies BUSINESS A Family Firm Comes of Age Tycoon Alert IMAGES A Harbor View At Night: An Urban Jewel Box TRANSITION A Handover Q&A Schedule of Events Essay: A Cartoonist's Perspective
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