Sonny Lo
Biographic Data
| ID | 3793502 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sonny Lo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sonny |
| FAMILY NAME | Lo |
| SIGNATURE | LO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Waterloo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Hong Kong in 2020
Due to Beijing’s deep concern about its national security being undermined in Hong Kong, where the anti-extradition protests from June to December 2019 not only challenged the legitimacy of both the central and Hong Kong governments but also constituted an attempt at initiating a “color revolution,” a national security law was enacted in late June 2020. The new law aims at demonstrating its immediate deterrent effects on protestors and dissidents…
Hong Kong’s Indigenous Democracy: Origins, Evolution and Contentions
This book is a unique contribution to the study of democratization in Hong Kong, with chapters including the legal tradition in Hong Kong, the features of Hong Kong's indigenous democracy, the 2014 Um
Casino Capitalism and Its Legitimacy Impact on the Politico-administrative State in Macau
Casino capitalism has its dialectical tendencies in Macau. On the one hand, it stimulates economic growth, provides employment, and strengthens the post-colonial state in Macau during the period of economic boom. On the other hand, casino capitalism can widen the income gap between the rich and the poor, generate addictive gambling, and de-legitimize the post-colonial state in Macau during the global and regional economic downturn. The weaknesses…
The Political Future of Hong Kong: Democracy within Communist China . Kit Poon
Globalization, State Autonomy and the Fight against Cross-Border Crime: Greater China's Cooperation with the World
Although globalization has stimulated the rise in cross-border crime, it does not really undermine the autonomy of the mainland Chinese state, the Taiwan state, and the city-states of Hong Kong and Macao. Instead, through cooperation with law-enforcement agencies in other countries, the law-enforcement agencies of these four places, notably the police and customs, have ensured the persistence of state autonomy vis-à-vis cross-border criminal grou…
Legitimacy‐Building in the Macau special administrative region: Colonial legacies and reform strategies
The retrocession of Macau to Mainland China's sovereignty since December 20, 1999 has initiated an unprecedented process of legitimacy‐building in the new Special Administrative Region. The Chief Executive, Edmund Ho, has implemented a multiplicity of reform strategies for the sake of consolidating his legitimacy. The twilight of the Portuguese colonial era was plagued by a rapid deterioration in law and order and the persistence in public maladm…
Macau in Transition: The Politics of Decolonization
Research Article| October 01 1991 Macau in Transition: The Politics of Decolonization Herbert S. Yee, Herbert S. Yee Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Sonny S. H. Lo Sonny S. H. Lo Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1991) 31 (10): 905–919. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645063 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Pee…
Casino Capitalism and Its Legitimacy Impact on the Politico-administrative State in Macau
Casino capitalism has its dialectical tendencies in Macau. On the one hand, it stimulates economic growth, provides employment, and strengthens the post-colonial state in Macau during the period of economic boom. On the other hand, casino capitalism can widen the income gap between the rich and the poor, generate addictive gambling, and de-legitimize the post-colonial state in Macau during the global and regional economic downturn. The weaknesses…
Hong Kong in 2020
Due to Beijing’s deep concern about its national security being undermined in Hong Kong, where the anti-extradition protests from June to December 2019 not only challenged the legitimacy of both the central and Hong Kong governments but also constituted an attempt at initiating a “color revolution,” a national security law was enacted in late June 2020. The new law aims at demonstrating its immediate deterrent effects on protestors and dissidents…
Legitimacy‐Building in the Macau special administrative region: Colonial legacies and reform strategies
The retrocession of Macau to Mainland China's sovereignty since December 20, 1999 has initiated an unprecedented process of legitimacy‐building in the new Special Administrative Region. The Chief Executive, Edmund Ho, has implemented a multiplicity of reform strategies for the sake of consolidating his legitimacy. The twilight of the Portuguese colonial era was plagued by a rapid deterioration in law and order and the persistence in public maladm…
Globalization, State Autonomy and the Fight against Cross-Border Crime: Greater China's Cooperation with the World
Although globalization has stimulated the rise in cross-border crime, it does not really undermine the autonomy of the mainland Chinese state, the Taiwan state, and the city-states of Hong Kong and Macao. Instead, through cooperation with law-enforcement agencies in other countries, the law-enforcement agencies of these four places, notably the police and customs, have ensured the persistence of state autonomy vis-à-vis cross-border criminal grou…
Macau in Transition: The Politics of Decolonization
Research Article| October 01 1991 Macau in Transition: The Politics of Decolonization Herbert S. Yee, Herbert S. Yee Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Sonny S. H. Lo Sonny S. H. Lo Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1991) 31 (10): 905–919. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645063 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Pee…
Macau in Transition: The Politics of Decolonization
Research Article| October 01 1991 Macau in Transition: The Politics of Decolonization Herbert S. Yee, Herbert S. Yee Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Sonny S. H. Lo Sonny S. H. Lo Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1991) 31 (10): 905–919. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645063 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Pee…
Legitimacy‐Building in the Macau special administrative region: Colonial legacies and reform strategies
The retrocession of Macau to Mainland China's sovereignty since December 20, 1999 has initiated an unprecedented process of legitimacy‐building in the new Special Administrative Region. The Chief Executive, Edmund Ho, has implemented a multiplicity of reform strategies for the sake of consolidating his legitimacy. The twilight of the Portuguese colonial era was plagued by a rapid deterioration in law and order and the persistence in public maladm…
Casino Capitalism and Its Legitimacy Impact on the Politico-administrative State in Macau
Casino capitalism has its dialectical tendencies in Macau. On the one hand, it stimulates economic growth, provides employment, and strengthens the post-colonial state in Macau during the period of economic boom. On the other hand, casino capitalism can widen the income gap between the rich and the poor, generate addictive gambling, and de-legitimize the post-colonial state in Macau during the global and regional economic downturn. The weaknesses…
The Political Future of Hong Kong: Democracy within Communist China . Kit Poon
Globalization, State Autonomy and the Fight against Cross-Border Crime: Greater China's Cooperation with the World
Although globalization has stimulated the rise in cross-border crime, it does not really undermine the autonomy of the mainland Chinese state, the Taiwan state, and the city-states of Hong Kong and Macao. Instead, through cooperation with law-enforcement agencies in other countries, the law-enforcement agencies of these four places, notably the police and customs, have ensured the persistence of state autonomy vis-à-vis cross-border criminal grou…
Hong Kong’s Indigenous Democracy: Origins, Evolution and Contentions
This book is a unique contribution to the study of democratization in Hong Kong, with chapters including the legal tradition in Hong Kong, the features of Hong Kong's indigenous democracy, the 2014 Um
Hong Kong in 2020
Due to Beijing’s deep concern about its national security being undermined in Hong Kong, where the anti-extradition protests from June to December 2019 not only challenged the legitimacy of both the central and Hong Kong governments but also constituted an attempt at initiating a “color revolution,” a national security law was enacted in late June 2020. The new law aims at demonstrating its immediate deterrent effects on protestors and dissidents…
Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · China (4 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Legitimacy (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works)