Institutions Without Leaders
The Hong Kong Chinese View of Political Leadership
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2874445 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lau Siu-Kai, Lau Siu‐kai (Chinese University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 191 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pacific Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-851X • E-ISSN: 1715-3379 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2759722 |
| OpenAlex | W2334404096 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
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 level of trust. Political trust in turn is based largely upon instrumental considerations. The general acceptance of the existing nondemocratic institutions, however, has impeded the rise of indigenous leadership and engendered an idiosyncratic view of democracy. As a result, while the scheduled termination of colonial rule threatens the breakdown of the existing institutional structure, the establishment of alternative democratic institutions and the emergence of trusted leaders are made difficult
Political science · Politics · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law
Decolonisation à la Hong Kong
Public attitudes toward political authorities and colonial legitimacy in Hong Kong
Colonial rule, transfer of sovereignty and the problem of political leaders in Hong Kong
Democratization and decline of trust in public institutions in Hong Kong
Unlikely Friends of the Authoritarian and Atheist Ruler
Constructing the Legitimacy of Governance in Hong Kong
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2022 (31) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |