Lau Siu‐kai
Biographic Data
| ID | 4376403 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lau Siu‐kai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lau |
| FAMILY NAME | Siu‐kai |
| SIGNATURE | KAI L S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 32 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 121 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 32 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The National Security Law: Political and social effects on the governance of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the major political and social effects of the Hong Kong National Security Law on Hong Kong. It is argued that the enactment of this Law allows Hong Kong not only to end its protracted political turmoil since its return to China in 1997, but also will generate the favorable conditions for long-term stability and effective governance in the territory. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based o…
Confidence in Hong Kong's Capitalist Society in the Aftermath of the Asian Financial Turmoil
The Asian financial turmoil that hit Hong Kong unexpectedly has produced the worst postwar economic crisis in this bastion of unfettered capitalism. It has exacerbated some worrisome trends that have plagued Hong Kong for more than a decade: diminishing international competitiveness of the economy; widening income inequality; greater involvement of the government in economic affairs; declining mobility opportunities; and an increasingly anxious m…
Traditional Orientations and Political Participation in Three Chinese Societies
Based on three large-scale sample surveys in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, this study purports to delineate the relation between traditional political orientations and political participation. It is found that among all three societies, Chinese in the Mainland are most traditional. In general, the negative impact of traditional political orientations on political participation is small once education is controlled for. In particular, poli…
Between Liberal Autocracy and Democracy: Democratic Legitimacy in Hong Kong
The partial democracy in Hong Kong is an experiment with limited suffrage in a liberal, self-governing society. This article examines the impact of system dissatisfaction and fundamental cultural values on democratic legitimacy, using logistic regression analyses of data drawn from an electoral survey in 2000. It is found that widespread public dissatisfaction with the economic downturn has not been generalized to the abstract, structural level o…
Cognitive mobilization and electoral support for the Democratic Party in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Policy of the People's Republic of China, 1949-1997
China's policy toward Hong Kong in the period 1949-1997 was primarily driven by utilitarian calculations of national interests and the interests of the Chinese Communist Party. The Hong Kong policy of China, as an integral part of its foreign policy, was distinctive in that ideological fervor and nationalist passions had limited influence. The goals to be achieved by the Hong Kong policy remained unchanged throughout the period; the strategies ad…
Intermediation environments and election in Hong Kong
The new Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) held its first election in 1998. Based on data from a post‐election survey, this article charts the pattern of intermediation environments and their impact on electoral participation. An intermediation environment is a network of communicating information or points of view. This study focuses on the environments of primary social networks, secondary associations and the mass media. They are …
The Rise and Decline of Political Support for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government
ON 1 JULY 1997, THE END OF COLONIAL RULE USHERED IN A NEW government for the 61⁄2 million people of Hong Kong. Ironically, in stark contrast to other new regimes which took over from colonial rulers, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government was greeted with only a moderate amount of enthusiasm by the governed. Nevertheless, public support for the new regime mounted in the first four months of its existence. Since October 199…
The Eclipse of Politics in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(1998). The Eclipse of Politics in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Asian Affairs: An American Review: Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 38-46
Political Conflicts in Post-1997 Hong Kong
The fraying of the socio‐economic fabric of Hong Kong
Since the 1980s, Hong Kong has undergone momentous socio‐economic changes, which in turn have greatly affected public attitudes toward society and the economy. Interpersonal trust and the sense of community have weakened. Hong Kong as a society is increasingly seen as unfair in the sense that it is not perceived as a land of opportunities for the hardworking. The capitalist rules of the game are increasingly considered by the people to be unaccep…
Decolonisation à la Hong Kong: Britain's search for governability and exit with glory
(1997). Decolonisation a la Hong Kong: Britain's search for governability and exit with glory. The Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics: Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 28-54
Democratization and decline of trust in public institutions in Hong Kong
1996). Democratization and decline of trust in public institutions in Hong Kong. Democratization: Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 158-180
The Partial Vision of Democracy in Hong Kong: A Survey of Popular Opinion
Public attitudes toward political authorities and colonial legitimacy in Hong Kong
(1995). Public attitudes toward political authorities and colonial legitimacy in Hong Kong. The Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics: Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 79-102
Public Attitudes toward Political Leadership in Hong Kong: The Formation of Political Leaders
Research Article| March 01 1994 Public Attitudes toward Political Leadership in Hong Kong: The Formation of Political Leaders Lau Siu-kai Lau Siu-kai Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1994) 34 (3): 243–257. https://doi.org/10.2307/2644983 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissi…
Colonial rule, transfer of sovereignty and the problem of political leaders in Hong Kong
Social Irrelevance of Politics: Hong Kong Chinese Attitudes Toward Political Leadership
N THE EVE of 1997, when China will resume sovereignty over the territory, Hong Kong still suffers from the lack of trusted political leaders. The reasons for this sorry state of affairs are legion. Elsewhere I have analyzed Hong Kong Chinese views of political leadership' and the structuralhistorical factors which impede the rise of strong political leaders.2 In this paper, the ways social irrelevance of politics hamper the emergence of trusted p…
The Ethos of the Hong Kong Chinese
Public Attitude toward Laissez Faire in Hong Kong
Research Article| August 01 1990 Public Attitude toward Laissez Faire in Hong Kong Lau Siu-kai; Lau Siu-kai Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Kuan Hsin-chi Kuan Hsin-chi Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1990) 30 (8): 766–781. https://doi.org/10.2307/2644497 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Sha…
Institutions Without Leaders: The Hong Kong Chinese View of Political Leadership
A s A COLONY AND AS A DEVELOPING SOCIETY, Hong Kong distinguishes itself by possessing an institutional structure which exercises leadership functions and which is generally trusted by the people. It fails however to produce a group of trusted leaders. What I call the political of the Hong Kong Chinese in their institutions of leadership is diffuse, though institutions closely associated with the colonial government enjoy a moderately higher leve…
The 1985 district board election in Hong Kong the limits of political mobilisation in a dependent polity
(1987). The 1985 district board election in Hong Kong the limits of political mobilisation in a dependent polity. The Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics: Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 82-102
Hong Kong After the Sino-British Agreement: The Limits to Change
AFTER THE TORTUOUS and agonizing process of the Sino-British negotiation over the future of Hong Kong ultimately ended in 1984 with the signing of the Sino-British Agreement,' Hong Kong was forced willy-nilly into a potentially turbulent period of political transition. Leading all the other items in the political agenda for this period was the design and implementation of changes in political institutions in order to assure a smooth handover of s…
District board elections in Hong Kong
(1984). District board elections in Hong Kong. The Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics: Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 303-317
Perception of Authority by Chinese Adolescents: The Case of Hong Kong
Chinese Familism in an Urban-Industrial Setting: The Case of Hong Kong
In the urban-industrial setting of Hong Kong, Chinese familism has taken the form of utilitarianistic familism. This new type of Chinese familism is characterized by: primacy of familial interests, perception of the social-political context as the arena for the pursuit of familial interests, utilitarianistic considerations in the structuring of intrafamilial relationships, the nonsignificance of the social status of the familial group, utilitaria…
Between Liberal Autocracy and Democracy: Democratic Legitimacy in Hong Kong
The partial democracy in Hong Kong is an experiment with limited suffrage in a liberal, self-governing society. This article examines the impact of system dissatisfaction and fundamental cultural values on democratic legitimacy, using logistic regression analyses of data drawn from an electoral survey in 2000. It is found that widespread public dissatisfaction with the economic downturn has not been generalized to the abstract, structural level o…
Traditional Orientations and Political Participation in Three Chinese Societies
Based on three large-scale sample surveys in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, this study purports to delineate the relation between traditional political orientations and political participation. It is found that among all three societies, Chinese in the Mainland are most traditional. In general, the negative impact of traditional political orientations on political participation is small once education is controlled for. In particular, poli…
The Partial Vision of Democracy in Hong Kong: A Survey of Popular Opinion
Democratization and decline of trust in public institutions in Hong Kong
1996). Democratization and decline of trust in public institutions in Hong Kong. Democratization: Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 158-180
The fraying of the socio‐economic fabric of Hong Kong
Since the 1980s, Hong Kong has undergone momentous socio‐economic changes, which in turn have greatly affected public attitudes toward society and the economy. Interpersonal trust and the sense of community have weakened. Hong Kong as a society is increasingly seen as unfair in the sense that it is not perceived as a land of opportunities for the hardworking. The capitalist rules of the game are increasingly considered by the people to be unaccep…
Cognitive mobilization and electoral support for the Democratic Party in Hong Kong
The Rise and Decline of Political Support for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government
ON 1 JULY 1997, THE END OF COLONIAL RULE USHERED IN A NEW government for the 61⁄2 million people of Hong Kong. Ironically, in stark contrast to other new regimes which took over from colonial rulers, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government was greeted with only a moderate amount of enthusiasm by the governed. Nevertheless, public support for the new regime mounted in the first four months of its existence. Since October 199…
Confidence in Hong Kong's Capitalist Society in the Aftermath of the Asian Financial Turmoil
The Asian financial turmoil that hit Hong Kong unexpectedly has produced the worst postwar economic crisis in this bastion of unfettered capitalism. It has exacerbated some worrisome trends that have plagued Hong Kong for more than a decade: diminishing international competitiveness of the economy; widening income inequality; greater involvement of the government in economic affairs; declining mobility opportunities; and an increasingly anxious m…
Decolonisation à la Hong Kong: Britain's search for governability and exit with glory
(1997). Decolonisation a la Hong Kong: Britain's search for governability and exit with glory. The Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics: Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 28-54
The National Security Law: Political and social effects on the governance of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the major political and social effects of the Hong Kong National Security Law on Hong Kong. It is argued that the enactment of this Law allows Hong Kong not only to end its protracted political turmoil since its return to China in 1997, but also will generate the favorable conditions for long-term stability and effective governance in the territory. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based o…
Public attitudes toward political authorities and colonial legitimacy in Hong Kong
(1995). Public attitudes toward political authorities and colonial legitimacy in Hong Kong. The Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics: Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 79-102
Institutions Without Leaders: The Hong Kong Chinese View of Political Leadership
A s A COLONY AND AS A DEVELOPING SOCIETY, Hong Kong distinguishes itself by possessing an institutional structure which exercises leadership functions and which is generally trusted by the people. It fails however to produce a group of trusted leaders. What I call the political of the Hong Kong Chinese in their institutions of leadership is diffuse, though institutions closely associated with the colonial government enjoy a moderately higher leve…
Social accommodation of politics: The case of young Hong Kong workers 1
The Hong Kong Policy of the People's Republic of China, 1949-1997
China's policy toward Hong Kong in the period 1949-1997 was primarily driven by utilitarian calculations of national interests and the interests of the Chinese Communist Party. The Hong Kong policy of China, as an integral part of its foreign policy, was distinctive in that ideological fervor and nationalist passions had limited influence. The goals to be achieved by the Hong Kong policy remained unchanged throughout the period; the strategies ad…
Intermediation environments and election in Hong Kong
The new Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) held its first election in 1998. Based on data from a post‐election survey, this article charts the pattern of intermediation environments and their impact on electoral participation. An intermediation environment is a network of communicating information or points of view. This study focuses on the environments of primary social networks, secondary associations and the mass media. They are …
Colonial rule, transfer of sovereignty and the problem of political leaders in Hong Kong
Social Irrelevance of Politics: Hong Kong Chinese Attitudes Toward Political Leadership
N THE EVE of 1997, when China will resume sovereignty over the territory, Hong Kong still suffers from the lack of trusted political leaders. The reasons for this sorry state of affairs are legion. Elsewhere I have analyzed Hong Kong Chinese views of political leadership' and the structuralhistorical factors which impede the rise of strong political leaders.2 In this paper, the ways social irrelevance of politics hamper the emergence of trusted p…
Hong Kong After the Sino-British Agreement: The Limits to Change
AFTER THE TORTUOUS and agonizing process of the Sino-British negotiation over the future of Hong Kong ultimately ended in 1984 with the signing of the Sino-British Agreement,' Hong Kong was forced willy-nilly into a potentially turbulent period of political transition. Leading all the other items in the political agenda for this period was the design and implementation of changes in political institutions in order to assure a smooth handover of s…
Social Change, Bureaucratic Rule, and Emergent Political Issues in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's postwar economic “miracle” has been sustained by a minimally integrated social-political system, the two constituent parts of which are a laissez-faire bureaucracy and a “self-sufficient,” atomistic Chinese society. Until recently, this system has operated to keep politically salient issues to a manageable minimum. Secular, asymmetrical changes, however, have opened up cracks in the system; their disruptive effects have become increas…
The Government, Intermediate Organizations, and Grass-Roots Politics in Hong Kong
Research Article| August 01 1981 The Government, Intermediate Organizations, and Grass-Roots Politics in Hong Kong Lau Siu-kai Lau Siu-kai Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Far Eastern Survey (1952) 21 (8): 865–884. https://doi.org/10.2307/2643888 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions C…
District board elections in Hong Kong
(1984). District board elections in Hong Kong. The Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics: Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 303-317
Perception of Authority by Chinese Adolescents: The Case of Hong Kong
Local Administrative Reform in Hong Kong: Promises and Limitations
Research Article| September 01 1982 Local Administrative Reform in Hong Kong: Promises and Limitations Lau Siu-kai Lau Siu-kai Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Far Eastern Survey (1953) 22 (9): 858–873. https://doi.org/10.2307/2643801 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cit…
Development, Colonial Rule, and Intergroup Conflict in a Chinese Village in Hong Kong
u P UNTIL THE LATE 1960s the rural areas of Hong Kong, called the New Territories, lagged far behind the urban areas in socioeconomic development. Since the early 1970s, however, the situation has drastically changed. Overpopulation in urban Hong Kong has impelled the government to look for land in the New Territories in order to meet the increasing need for housing, industrial sites, and room for recreational and sports facilities. The process o…
Patterns of Urban Differentiation in Hong Kong: A Reexamination of Shevky's Theory of Urban Development
The Government, Intermediate Organizations, and Grass-Roots Politics in Hong Kong
Research Article| August 01 1981 The Government, Intermediate Organizations, and Grass-Roots Politics in Hong Kong Lau Siu-kai Lau Siu-kai Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Far Eastern Survey (1952) 21 (8): 865–884. https://doi.org/10.2307/2643888 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions C…
Chinese Familism in an Urban-Industrial Setting: The Case of Hong Kong
In the urban-industrial setting of Hong Kong, Chinese familism has taken the form of utilitarianistic familism. This new type of Chinese familism is characterized by: primacy of familial interests, perception of the social-political context as the arena for the pursuit of familial interests, utilitarianistic considerations in the structuring of intrafamilial relationships, the nonsignificance of the social status of the familial group, utilitaria…
Social accommodation of politics: The case of young Hong Kong workers 1
Local Administrative Reform in Hong Kong: Promises and Limitations
Research Article| September 01 1982 Local Administrative Reform in Hong Kong: Promises and Limitations Lau Siu-kai Lau Siu-kai Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Far Eastern Survey (1953) 22 (9): 858–873. https://doi.org/10.2307/2643801 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cit…
Development, Colonial Rule, and Intergroup Conflict in a Chinese Village in Hong Kong
u P UNTIL THE LATE 1960s the rural areas of Hong Kong, called the New Territories, lagged far behind the urban areas in socioeconomic development. Since the early 1970s, however, the situation has drastically changed. Overpopulation in urban Hong Kong has impelled the government to look for land in the New Territories in order to meet the increasing need for housing, industrial sites, and room for recreational and sports facilities. The process o…
Social Change, Bureaucratic Rule, and Emergent Political Issues in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's postwar economic “miracle” has been sustained by a minimally integrated social-political system, the two constituent parts of which are a laissez-faire bureaucracy and a “self-sufficient,” atomistic Chinese society. Until recently, this system has operated to keep politically salient issues to a manageable minimum. Secular, asymmetrical changes, however, have opened up cracks in the system; their disruptive effects have become increas…
District board elections in Hong Kong
(1984). District board elections in Hong Kong. The Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics: Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 303-317
Perception of Authority by Chinese Adolescents: The Case of Hong Kong
Hong Kong After the Sino-British Agreement: The Limits to Change
AFTER THE TORTUOUS and agonizing process of the Sino-British negotiation over the future of Hong Kong ultimately ended in 1984 with the signing of the Sino-British Agreement,' Hong Kong was forced willy-nilly into a potentially turbulent period of political transition. Leading all the other items in the political agenda for this period was the design and implementation of changes in political institutions in order to assure a smooth handover of s…
The 1985 district board election in Hong Kong the limits of political mobilisation in a dependent polity
(1987). The 1985 district board election in Hong Kong the limits of political mobilisation in a dependent polity. The Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics: Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 82-102
The Ethos of the Hong Kong Chinese
Public Attitude toward Laissez Faire in Hong Kong
Research Article| August 01 1990 Public Attitude toward Laissez Faire in Hong Kong Lau Siu-kai; Lau Siu-kai Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Kuan Hsin-chi Kuan Hsin-chi Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1990) 30 (8): 766–781. https://doi.org/10.2307/2644497 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Sha…
Institutions Without Leaders: The Hong Kong Chinese View of Political Leadership
A s A COLONY AND AS A DEVELOPING SOCIETY, Hong Kong distinguishes itself by possessing an institutional structure which exercises leadership functions and which is generally trusted by the people. It fails however to produce a group of trusted leaders. What I call the political of the Hong Kong Chinese in their institutions of leadership is diffuse, though institutions closely associated with the colonial government enjoy a moderately higher leve…
Colonial rule, transfer of sovereignty and the problem of political leaders in Hong Kong
Social Irrelevance of Politics: Hong Kong Chinese Attitudes Toward Political Leadership
N THE EVE of 1997, when China will resume sovereignty over the territory, Hong Kong still suffers from the lack of trusted political leaders. The reasons for this sorry state of affairs are legion. Elsewhere I have analyzed Hong Kong Chinese views of political leadership' and the structuralhistorical factors which impede the rise of strong political leaders.2 In this paper, the ways social irrelevance of politics hamper the emergence of trusted p…
Public Attitudes toward Political Leadership in Hong Kong: The Formation of Political Leaders
Research Article| March 01 1994 Public Attitudes toward Political Leadership in Hong Kong: The Formation of Political Leaders Lau Siu-kai Lau Siu-kai Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1994) 34 (3): 243–257. https://doi.org/10.2307/2644983 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissi…
The Partial Vision of Democracy in Hong Kong: A Survey of Popular Opinion
Public attitudes toward political authorities and colonial legitimacy in Hong Kong
(1995). Public attitudes toward political authorities and colonial legitimacy in Hong Kong. The Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics: Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 79-102
Democratization and decline of trust in public institutions in Hong Kong
1996). Democratization and decline of trust in public institutions in Hong Kong. Democratization: Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 158-180
Political Conflicts in Post-1997 Hong Kong
The fraying of the socio‐economic fabric of Hong Kong
Since the 1980s, Hong Kong has undergone momentous socio‐economic changes, which in turn have greatly affected public attitudes toward society and the economy. Interpersonal trust and the sense of community have weakened. Hong Kong as a society is increasingly seen as unfair in the sense that it is not perceived as a land of opportunities for the hardworking. The capitalist rules of the game are increasingly considered by the people to be unaccep…
Decolonisation à la Hong Kong: Britain's search for governability and exit with glory
(1997). Decolonisation a la Hong Kong: Britain's search for governability and exit with glory. The Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics: Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 28-54
The Eclipse of Politics in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(1998). The Eclipse of Politics in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Asian Affairs: An American Review: Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 38-46
The Rise and Decline of Political Support for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government
ON 1 JULY 1997, THE END OF COLONIAL RULE USHERED IN A NEW government for the 61⁄2 million people of Hong Kong. Ironically, in stark contrast to other new regimes which took over from colonial rulers, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government was greeted with only a moderate amount of enthusiasm by the governed. Nevertheless, public support for the new regime mounted in the first four months of its existence. Since October 199…
Political science (30 works) · Law (27 works) · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics (25 works) · Law (24 works) · Politics (24 works) · Sociology (16 works) · Political economy (13 works) · Economics (8 works) · Government (linguistics (7 works) · Public Administration (7 works)