What are some good books regarding the transfer of Hong Kong?

by DerSlap

As title, but with a focus on the negotiations and the Sino-British Joint Declaration in 1984.

Also welcome: What's the general Historiographical thought around this event?

DrZums

Not a historian, but I did some historical economic analysis of Hong Kong under the British. I found these to be some useful sources. Not all of them cover modern history, but they're all comprehensive.

  • A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF HONG KONG, GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS STEVE TSANG (HONG KONG UNIVERSITY PRESS) ISBN 9622093922

            ((This is probably your best bet))
    
  • Treaty of Nanjing 1842 - British Takeover

  • A Concise History of Hong Kong

  • Edge of Empires: Chinese Elites and British Colonials in Hong Kong:John Carroll

  • Hong Kong's History: State and Society Under Colonial Rule: Tak-Wing Ngo

Good luck