Cultural Revolution in Hong Kong
Emergency Powers, Administration of Justice and the Turbulent Year of 1967
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3611642 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ray Yep (0000-0002-1617-2961, City University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1007-1032 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-749X • E-ISSN: 1469-8099 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0026749x11000369 |
| OpenAlex | W2144386519 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 10 |
The rule of law has always been cherished as one of the key institutions central to the successful transformation of Hong Kong from 'a barren rock' into a global city. The colonial administration's respect for the principles of the rule of law, however, has been tested by sporadic political turbulence during the 150 years of British rule. Due process of law and other key principles of English laws have been compromised by political expediency when the colonizers felt threatened by challenges from various sources. The 1967 Riots was one of those difficult times. Despite the facade of public support for firmness against disturbances enjoyed by the colonial government, the exercise of some of these emergency powers, particularly the powers to detain and deport, remained highly controversial. With normalization of the Anglo-Chinese relationship in mind, the confrontation prisoners constituted a stumbling block for renewing the friendship with Beijing. The various attempts made by London at pressurizing the Hong Kong government for early release of these prisoners attest to the prevalence of political expediency over the respect for the rule of law under colonial rule
Administration (probate law · Colonial rule · Colonialism · Government (linguistics · Indirect rule · Normalization (sociology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rule of law · Sociology · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
Young journalists and old news
Reconstructing the Silent Player
Comparing the 1967 Riots in Hong Kong and the 1959–1960 Anti-security Treaty Movement in Japan
A New Wine or an Old Wine with New Wineskin
Projecting the ‘Chineseness’
Cold War Diplomatic Surveillance
Containment and Engagement
Removing a colonial anachronism - The decolonization of heritage in the 1970s Hong Kong
Learn to disobey
Colonial autonomy and Cold War diplomacy
Hearts and minds in Hong Kong's New Territories
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,92 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |