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Hong Kong Society

High-Definition Stories beyond the Spectacle of East-Meets-West

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Authors:
  1. Stephen WK Chiu

    1. Department of Social Sciences, The Education University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong

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  2. Kaxton YK Siu

    1. Department of Sociology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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  • Critically investigates the nature and formation of HK society
  • Brings sociological as well as analytical tools to bear on the logic of the city-state
  • Contextualizes Hong Kong's identity with historical evidence

Part of the book series: Hong Kong Studies Reader Series (HKSRS)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Hong Kong as a Crown Jewel of the British Empire: Colonial History and Legacy

    • Stephen WK Chiu, Kaxton YK Siu
    Pages 1-37

  3. Hong Kong as an International Hub: The Rise of Hong Kong in the Modern World-System

    • Stephen WK Chiu, Kaxton YK Siu
    Pages 39-70

  4. Hong Kong as a Migration Haven? Ethnic Minorities in the Global City

    • Stephen WK Chiu, Kaxton YK Siu
    Pages 71-107

  5. Hong Kong as a Place of Conflict over Hearts and Minds: Identity Politics Beyond Left and Right

    • Stephen WK Chiu, Kaxton YK Siu
    Pages 109-135

  6. Hong Kong as an Economic Miracle? The Myth of Laissez-Faire and Industrialization

    • Stephen WK Chiu, Kaxton YK Siu
    Pages 137-163

  7. Hong Kong as Asian Hollywood? Hong Kong’s Film Industry in the Golden Age and After

    • Stephen WK Chiu, Kaxton YK Siu
    Pages 165-206

  8. Hong Kong as a Land of Opportunity? Social Mobility and Inequality in a Divided Society

    • Stephen WK Chiu, Kaxton YK Siu
    Pages 207-239

  9. Hong Kong as a Battlefield for Shelter: Hong Kong’s Housing Problem and a Dual Land Regime

    • Stephen WK Chiu, Kaxton YK Siu
    Pages 241-286

  10. Hong Kong as the Safest Place in the World? From Gangland to Copland to Disneyland

    • Stephen WK Chiu, Kaxton YK Siu
    Pages 287-327

  11. Hong Kong as a City of Protest: Social Movement as Motor for Social Change

    • Stephen WK Chiu, Kaxton YK Siu
    Pages 329-385

  12. Postscript

    • Stephen WK Chiu, Kaxton YK Siu
    Pages 387-394
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About this book

This book borrows the concept of “high-definition” from digital broadcasting to highlight our unique approach to Hong Kong society, which gives a sharper image than analyses. It intends to highlight contrasts with many common and taken-for-granted stories, myths and representations of Hong Kong— which often presented with a low level of detail, lacking proper connections between grounded personal experiences and the macro social context. With chapters covering various salient dimensions of Hong Kong’s society, including migration, economy, inequality, identity and social movements, our “high-definition” approach presents images with high enough “resolution” to match multiple layers of experiences from walks of life of Hong Kong people, contributing to an understanding of how global transformation impacts local people’s experiences, as well as Hong Kong’s significance in the regional and global system.

Reviews

“Hong Kong studies is experiencing a renaissance, Chiu and Siu have produced a thought provoking work on one of the most important cities in China. China specialists should thank them for their willingness to publish a monograph that could be seen as controversial in these highly unusual times.” (Kent Wan and Gretta Huizhong Xia, China Perspectives, Issue 130, 2022)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Social Sciences, The Education University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong

    Stephen WK Chiu

  • Department of Sociology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Kaxton YK Siu

About the authors

Stephen WK Chiu is Chair Professor of Sociology and co-director of the Academy of Hong Kong Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong. Prior to joining EdUHK, he was professor in the Department of Sociology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests involve the sociological study of Hong Kong from a comparative and historical perspective.

Kaxton YK Siu is Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology in the Hong Kong Baptist University. He specializes in the comparative labor and migration studies of Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese and Cambodian workers, and also social policies and youth issues in Hong Kong.

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