Contemporary Hong Kong Government and Politics, Third Edition
Third Edition
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Contemporary Hong Kong Government and Politics, Third Edition
Third Edition
An updated edition of a close and comprehensive look at modern Hong Kong politics up to the present.
In its third edition, Contemporary Hong Kong Government and Politics analyzes Hong Kong’s basic political institutions, mediating institutions, political actors, specific policy areas, and its relationships with the mainland and the international community. All chapters have either been significantly updated or rewritten by new contributors. This edition presents a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the main continuities and changes after the 2019 Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill. It examines various aspects of the Hong Kong government and politics such as the executive, the legislature, the judiciary, the civil service, district councils, and advisory and statutory bodies. It also investigates the structures of the wider society with particular attention to political parties and elections, civil society, political identity and political culture, the mass media, and public opinions.
Table of Contents
About the Contributors xi
1. Political Context 1
LAM Wai-man
Part I: Political Institutions
2. The Executive 31
LI Pang-kwong
3. The Legislature 52
Percy Luen-tim LUI
4. The Judiciary 76
LAI Yan-ho
5. The Civil Service: Institutional Conscience, Politicization, and
Capacity-Building 111
Wilson WONG
6. District Councils, Advisory Bodies, and Statutory Bodies 134
Rami Hin-yeung CHAN
Part II: Mediating Institutions and Political Actors
7. Democratic Development in Hong Kong 161
LAI Yan-ho and SING Ming
8. Political Parties and Elections 191
KWONG Ying-ho and Mathew Y. H. WONG
9. Civil Society 214
Stephan ORTMANN
10. Political Identity, Culture, and Participation 239
LAM Wai-man
11. Mass Media and Public Opinion 264
Joseph M. CHAN and Francis L. F. LEE
Part III: Policy Environment
12. Economic Policy 293
Wilson WONG and Raymond YUEN
13. Changes in Social Policy in Hong Kong since 1997: Old Wine in
New Bottles? 318
WONG Hung
14. Urban Policy: Governing Asia’s World City—Ready for a Paradigm
Shift toward People, Place, and Planet-Friendly Urban Development? 340
NG Mee Kam
Part IV: Political Environment
15. Changing Relations between Hong Kong and the Mainland
since 2014 371
Peter T. Y. CHEUNG
16. Hong Kong’s International Status at a Crossroads 399
LI Hak-yin and TING Wai
17. Conclusion: Looking to the Future 428
LAM Wai-man, Percy Luen-tim LUI, and Wilson WONG
Index 443