Publisher's Synopsis
As China's doors open to foreign investment, Hong Kong's manufacturing base declines and the number of illegal immigrants continues to grow. Britain's lease of the Hong Kong New Territories will expire on 30 June 1997. Confidence in Hong Kong's future is already affected by speculation about the handover to China that this may trigger. Many Hong Kong nationals depart to live overseas. In January, the illegitimate son of Hong Kong's most powerful gangster, who is also the nephew of tycoon Yip Yee Koon, abandons his role as leader of the Wo Luen Shing Triad and returns to England where he was educated. Tony Smith's departure unleashes family secrets which almost decimate the Yip empire. At the same time, other criminal groups in the infamous Kowloon Walled City use his exit to seize power.
