Understanding the autonomy of Hong Kong from historical and comparative perspectives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3838947 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ray Yep (0000-0002-1617-2961, City University of Hong Kong, China,, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 235-247 |
| Publication date | 2010-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | China Information (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0920-203X • E-ISSN: 1741-590X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0920203x10380305 |
| OpenAlex | W2013093273 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
The exercise of autonomy is a product of the political process of mutual learning by the center and the periphery. Propriety of action and response from both sides is not judged simply on the basis of formal legal permissibility, but is also deciphered with reference to experience in previous encounters. Earlier exchanges and responses to interactions create institutional memory, protocols for action, and limits to legitimate expectations. For both the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the central people's government, the new framework, through mutual adjustment and adaptation, is still in the process of being made. Their parallel experience in handling the central and local relationship can serve as a good basis for their exchanges. The articles included in this issue provide comparisons in temporal and spatial terms that are crucial for understanding the autonomy of Hong Kong after 1997. These contributions do not simply reconfirm the disposition of local players to defend and assert their interests vis-a-vis the center; the discussion here also identifies factors shaping the manifestation of autonomy in the case of Hong Kong. Trust, reciprocity, agenda of the sovereign power, and resolution of conflict appear to be significant in shaping the outcome of centre-periphery interaction
Action (physics · Autonomy · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Public relations · Reciprocity (cultural anthropology · Sociology · Sovereignty · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
Decentralized Authoritarianism in China
Policy Making in China
The Political Logic of Economic Reform in China
Holding China Together
Hong Kong Metamorphosis
Establishing a Workable Autonomy in Tibet
Hong Kong and its strategic values for China and Britain (1949-1968)
After 1997
Hong Kong Under Imperial Rule, 1912-1941
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |