ABSTRACT
When Britain and China negotiated the future of Hong Kong in the early 1980s, their primary concern was about maintaining the status quo. The rise of China in the last thirty years, however, has reshaped the Beijing-Hong Kong dynamic as new tensions and divisions have emerged. Thus, post-1997 Hong Kong is a case about a global city’s democratic transition within an authoritarian state.
The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Hong Kong introduces readers to these key social, economic, and political developments. Bringing together the work of leading researchers in the field, it focuses on the process of transition from a British colony to a Special Administrative Region under China’s sovereign rule. Organized thematically, the sections covered include:
- ‘One Country, Two Systems’ in practice
- Governance in post-colonial Hong Kong
- Social mobilization
- The changing social fabric of Hong Kong society
- Socio-economic development and regional integration
- The future of Hong Kong.
This book provides a thorough introduction to Hong Kong today. As such, it will be invaluable to students and scholars of Hong Kong’s politics, culture and society. It will also be of interest to those studying Chinese political development and the impact of China’s rise more generally.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Theme 1|55 pages
‘One Country, Two Systems’ in practice
chapter 3|20 pages
Becoming part of one national economy
part Theme 2|66 pages
Governing post-colonial Hong Kong
chapter 4|20 pages
Stalemate in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
chapter 5|14 pages
Advisory politics before and after 1997
chapter 6|16 pages
“Consultative politics” refined
part Theme 3|92 pages
Social mobilization
chapter 8|15 pages
Social mobilization for large-scale protests
chapter 13|18 pages
Confrontation, state repression and the autonomy of metropolitan Hong Kong
part Theme 4|117 pages
The changing social fabric
part Theme 5|85 pages
Socio-economic development and regional integration
part Theme 6|82 pages
Future development