The East Asian Miracle and Air-Transport : Cathay Pacific and the British Empire of the 1960s

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This survey attempts to examine Hong Kong’s civil aviation and the British Empire during the period from the 1960s through the 1970s. Due to Japan’s economic development in the postwar era, Hong Kong began to be regarded as an important trading port and processing base, linking Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. In this context, it is worthwhile to examine Hong Kong in terms of its air transport as one of its main industries was the processing of semiconductors and export of electrical appliances. In addition, as the postwar influence of the British Empire in Asia was increasing and is considered the main topic of recent historiography. This paper use Cathay Pacific, which is Hong Kong based airline, as a case study. The acquisition of Hong Kong Airways in 1959 caused gradual expansion of its route network and started to coincide with the trading network of Hong Kong. This paper attempts to focus on the activities of that company as the starting point of Asian economic development, rather than the mere consequences of the competition between conglomerates in Hong Kong. The study will expand the historiography of Hong Kong and show it as a processing and trading post.

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