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Public Policymaking in Hong Kong

Civic Engagement and State-Society Relations in a Semi-Democracy

By: Eliza W.Y. Lee,Elaine Y.M. Chan,Joseph C.W. Chan,Peter T.Y. Cheung,Wai Fung Lam,Wai Man Lam

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Public Policymaking in Hong Kong

Civic Engagement and State-Society Relations in a Semi-Democracy

By: Eliza W.Y. Lee,Elaine Y.M. Chan,Joseph C.W. Chan,Peter T.Y. Cheung,Wai Fung Lam,Wai Man Lam

Why and how has civic engagement emerged in the policy process of Hong Kong as an Asian semi-democratic state? This book attempts to answer this question through examining six cases that straddle diverse policy domains. It identifies three explanatory factors, namely, the profile of a policy domain, the structure of societal interest, and the strength of the civil society sector as important in shaping the state’s strategy in managing society, hence its propensity to engage. These factors affect the outcome through dynamic interaction between the state and societal actors. The findings outlined in the book show that the development of civic engagement in Hong Kong consists of both society-led and state-led cases. Society-led development brought about a high degree of openness and inclusiveness, whereas state-led civic engagement practices tended to be tactics utilized by the state for appeasing or depoliticizing civil society. Compared with other Asian regimes, the use of ‘transgressive contention’ as a way to compel the state to engage society is a feature that stands out in the liberal autocratic regime in Hong Kong.

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1135075166

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9781135075163

Understanding the Political Culture of Hong Kong: The Paradox of Activism and Depoliticization

The Paradox of Activism and Depoliticization

By: Lam Wai-man

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Understanding the Political Culture of Hong Kong: The Paradox of Activism and Depoliticization

The Paradox of Activism and Depoliticization

By: Lam Wai-man

This book challenges the widely held belief that Hong Kong's political culture is one of indifference. The term "political indifference" is used to suggest the apathy, naivete, passivity, and utilitarianism of Hong Kong's people toward political life. Taking a broad historical look at political participation in the former colony, Wai-man Lam argues that this is not a valid view and demonstrates Hong Kong's significant political activism in thirteen selected case studies covering 1949 through the present. Through in-depth analysis of these cases she provides a new understanding of the nature of Hong Kong politics, which can be described as a combination of political activism and a culture of depoliticization.

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324

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1317453018

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9781317453017

The Politics of District Elections and Administration in Hong Kong

By: Sonny Shiu-Hing LO,Steven Chung-Fun HUNG,Jeff Hai-Chi LOO,Cody Wai-Kwok YAU

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The Politics of District Elections and Administration in Hong Kong

By: Sonny Shiu-Hing LO,Steven Chung-Fun HUNG,Jeff Hai-Chi LOO,Cody Wai-Kwok YAU

The introduction of elections to district advisory bodies during the early 1980s was expected to improve the public delivery of services. However, as time passed, electoral politics led to party politics, elite fragmentation and political struggles. Politicization and hyper-politicization in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has brought about a fluctuating pattern between administrative recentralization, the Tsang administration’s attempts at decentralization, and the post-2019 administrative recentralization. The purpose of this book is to study the intertwining relationship between district administration and electoral politics. It also examines the political transformation of District Councils after the promulgation of the National Security Law in late June 2020. Written by experts in the field, this book is a good reference source for readers interested in district elections, politics, and administration in Hong Kong.

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471

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City University of HK Press

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9629376555

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9789629376550

Islam and China's Hong Kong

Ethnic Identity, Muslim Networks and the New Silk Road

By: Wai-Yip Ho

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Islam and China's Hong Kong

Ethnic Identity, Muslim Networks and the New Silk Road

By: Wai-Yip Ho

Hong Kong is a global city-state under the sovereignty of the People’s Republic of China, and is home to around 250,000 Muslims practicing Islam. However existing studies of the Muslim-majority communities in Asia and the Northwest China largely ignore the Muslim community in Hong Kong. Islam and China’s Hong Kong skillfully fills this gap, and investigates how ethnic and Chinese-speaking Muslims negotiate their identities and the increasing public attention to Islam in Hong Kong. Examining a range of issues and challenges facing Muslims in Hong Kong, this book focuses on the three different diasporic Muslim communities and reveals the city-state’s triple Islamic heritage and distinctive Islamic culture. It begins with the transition from the colonial to the post-colonial era, and explores how this has impacted on the experiences of the Muslim diaspora, and the ways this shift has compelled the community to adapt to Chinese nationalism whilst forging greater links with the Gulf. Then with reference to the rise of new media and technology, the book examines the heightened presence of Islam in the Chinese public sphere, alongside the emergence of Chinese Islamic websites which have sought to balance transnational Muslim solidarity and sensitivity towards Chinese government’s concern of external extremism. Finally, it concludes by investigating Hong Kong’s growing awareness of the Muslim minorities’ demands for Islamic religious education, and how this links with the city-state’s aspiration to become the new gateway for Islamic finance. Indeed, Wai Yip Ho posits that Hong Kong is now shifting from its role as the broker that bridged East and West during the Cold War, to that of a new meditator between China and the Middle East. Drawing on extensive ethnographic research, this book thoughtfully charts a new area of inquiry, and as such will be welcomed by students and scholars of Chinese studies, Islamic studies, Asian studies and ethnicity studies.

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258

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1134098146

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9781134098149

Found in Transition

Hong Kong Studies in the Age of China

By: Yiu-Wai Chu

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Found in Transition

Hong Kong Studies in the Age of China

By: Yiu-Wai Chu

In Found in Transition, Yiu-Wai Chu examines the fate of Hong Kong's unique cultural identity in the contexts of both global capitalism and the increasing influence of China. Drawing on recent developments, especially with respect to language, movies, and popular songs as modes of resistance to "Mainlandization" and different forms of censorship, Chu explores the challenges facing Hong Kong twenty years after its reversion to China as a Special Administrative Region. Highlighting locality and hybridity along postcolonial lines of interpretation, he also attempts to imagine the future of Hong Kong by utilizing Hong Kong studies as a method. Chu argues that the study of Hong Kong—the place where the impact of the rise of China is most intensely felt—can shed light on emergent crises in different areas of the world. As such, this book represents a consequential follow-up to the author's Lost in Transition and a valuable contribution to international, area, and cultural studies.

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310

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State University of New York Press

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143847170X

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9781438471709

Financial Accounting

By: Robert F. Meigs,Wai P. Lam,Brenda M. Mallouk

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Financial Accounting

By: Robert F. Meigs,Wai P. Lam,Brenda M. Mallouk

Now available in a single-volume, the ninth edition of this market-leading text continues an evolution toward a "user" orientation. Following market demand, a corporate approach, more conceptual framework and many new pedagogical elements have been implemented to better develop the student's abilities to understand and use accounting information in the role of decision maker. All aspects of this textbook and its supporting ancillaries have been carefully evaluated and revised to create a more user-friendly, dynamic text, while retaining the foundation that has made it so successful throughout the years.

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0070890757

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Understanding the Political Culture of Hong Kong: The Paradox of Activism and Depoliticization

The Paradox of Activism and Depoliticization

By: Lam Wai-man

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The Paradox of Activism and Depoliticization

By: Lam Wai-man

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Public Policymaking in Hong Kong

Civic Engagement and State-Society Relations in a Semi-Democracy

By: Eliza W.Y. Lee,Elaine Y.M. Chan,Joseph C.W. Chan,Peter T.Y. Cheung,Wai Fung Lam,Wai Man Lam

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Public Policymaking in Hong Kong

Civic Engagement and State-Society Relations in a Semi-Democracy

By: Eliza W.Y. Lee,Elaine Y.M. Chan,Joseph C.W. Chan,Peter T.Y. Cheung,Wai Fung Lam,Wai Man Lam

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Public Policymaking in Hong Kong

Public Policymaking in Hong Kong

Understanding the Political Culture of Hong Kong: The Paradox of Activism and Depoliticization

Understanding the Political Culture of Hong Kong: The Paradox of Activism and Depoliticization

The Politics of District Elections and Administration in Hong Kong

The Politics of District Elections and Administration in Hong Kong

Islam and China's Hong Kong

Islam and China's Hong Kong

Found in Transition

Found in Transition

Financial Accounting

Financial Accounting

Understanding the Political Culture of Hong Kong: The Paradox of Activism and Depoliticization

Understanding the Political Culture of Hong Kong: The Paradox of Activism and Depoliticization

Public Policymaking in Hong Kong

Public Policymaking in Hong Kong

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