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What has gone wrong in Hong Kong?

What has gone wrong in Hong Kong? PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the underlying problems of the recent socio-political disturbance originated from the amendments of extradition law in Hong Kong.Design/methodology/approachThe perspectives of politics and governance are adopted to analyze the current situation.FindingsThree underlying problems are identified, including the existential crisis under “One Country, Two Systems”, the politics of “fear of losing” and the institutional weakness to reform and change under the current system of “Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong”.Originality/valueThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government should take initiatives to address the above problems. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Public Administration and Policy Emerald Publishing

What has gone wrong in Hong Kong?

Public Administration and Policy , Volume 22 (2): 4 – Dec 2, 2019

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
1727-2645
DOI
10.1108/PAP-09-2019-0021
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Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the underlying problems of the recent socio-political disturbance originated from the amendments of extradition law in Hong Kong.Design/methodology/approachThe perspectives of politics and governance are adopted to analyze the current situation.FindingsThree underlying problems are identified, including the existential crisis under “One Country, Two Systems”, the politics of “fear of losing” and the institutional weakness to reform and change under the current system of “Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong”.Originality/valueThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government should take initiatives to address the above problems.

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Public Administration and PolicyEmerald Publishing

Published: Dec 2, 2019

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