Governance and Community Engagement in Managing Sars in Hong Kong

Bibliographic Data

ID6233282
AuthorsMark Richard Hayllar (0000-0003-1768-2223, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume15
Issue1
Pages39-67
Publication date2007-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02185370701315582
OpenAlexW2142935567
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited16

With globalization, potential threats to human well-being, such as SARS, have increased. Good governance, transparency, accountability and people-centred decision-making are key to managing such threats effectively. In particular, governance capacity is likely to be strengthened where community engagement and mutual trust between people and their governments are well established. This article analyses Hong Kong's response to the 2003 SARS crisis from the governance and community engagement perspectives. It discusses how the government's traditional, paternalistic approach to limiting community engagement impacted negatively on its capacity to manage the SARS outbreak effectively, contributing to a governance crisis and a significant loss of public trust. Post-SARS improvements to public participation are discussed, but without a less paternalistic approach, prospects for enhancing community engagement remain limited

Accountability · Business · Community engagement · Corporate governance · Good governance · Government (linguistics · Limiting · Paternalism · Political science · Public engagement · Public relations · Transparency (behavior · Community Health and Development · Disaster Management and Resilience · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Public Administration

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