b'After a bit of a break, we pick up after the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.\\xa0The 1950s were a stressful time for Hong Kong with Britain managing a diplomatic balancing act trying to be a good neighbor to the new PRC and to their closest ally, the USA.\\xa0Thanks to the exodus of Chinese industrialists, from Shanghai mostly, Hong Kong will usher in a manufacturing boom that will transform the economy and the territory\\u2019s place in the world.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'