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This analysis develops a theory explaining sovereignty contestation in post-colonial Hong Kong and Macao, suggesting implications for hybrid regimes.
This paper develops a theory of 'structural entrapment' to explain the divergent post-handover trajectories of Hong Kong and Macao. It argues that the depth of colonial entrapment at the moment of exit — economic, institutional, demographic, and symbolic — determines the viability of hybrid regime arrangements and the likelihood of sovereignty contestation.
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