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This book explores the dynamics of China’s new united front work in Hong Kong. Mainland Chinese penetrative politics can be seen in the activities of local pro-Beijing political parties, clans and neighborhood associations, labor unions, women and media organizations, district federations, and some religious groups. However, united front work in the educational and youth sectors of civil society has encountered strong resistance because many Hong Kong people are post-materialistic and uphold their core values of human rights, the rule of law and transparency. China’s new united front work in Hong Kong has been influenced by its domestic turn toward “hard” authoritarianism, making Beijing see Hong Kong’s democratic activists and radicals as political enemies. Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” is drifting toward “one country, two mixed systems” with some degree of convergence. Yet, Taiwan and some foreign countries have seen China’s united front work as politically destabilizing and penetrative. This book will be of use to scholars, journalists, and observers in other countries seeking to reckon with Chinese influence.
This dissertation, "Labor Politics in Hong Kong: a Case Study on Minimum Wages Legislation" by Cheuk-ho, Raymond, Lam, 林焯豪, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: ASTRACT The issue of minimum wage is complicated and carries a far-reaching impact on the future socio-economic development of Hong Kong. It involves a plethora of questions which need to be answered. For example, what is considered to be a reasonable minimum wage? Should it be across the board or targeted at individual trades or sectors? Is legislation absolutely essential? Should a pilot scheme be launched in the first place and mechanism for setting and adjusting the minimum wage? How to monitor that mechanism? Will a minimum wage result in a surge in labour costs to the level beyond the affordability of employers so that our business environment and economy will be seriously eroded? Will a minimum wage really benefit elementary workers who need such protection most or will they be priced out of the labour market as employers would prefer people of better skills and knowledge when the wage has to be at or above a certain level? In other words, will the policy be really effective and will not do more harm than good? When Hong Kong is moving towards a knowledge-based society and when labour -intensive jobs or jobs requiring just basic skills are fast diminishing, will a statutory minimum wage provide greater protection to workers in the lower strata or will we be taking away what remains of the precious job opportunities from them? These are all fundamental - 5/78 - questions that need to be tackled. However, it is hard to answer and consolidate the above questions, as the policy arena is varying in different circumstances. In other way round, I try to illustrate the views and stands of different politicians in Hong Kong considering the effectiveness of Minimum Wages Legislation and see how the Administration react in relation to the views of different politicians. As a result, we will see from the paper that the Administration is not going to take side, but, as a result, draws a line in between the politicians trying to resort the community conflict and balance the public interest in the sake of Hong Kong's situation. - 6/78 - DOI: 10.5353/th_b3828359 Subjects: Minimum wage - Law and legislation - China - Hong Kong Minimum wage - Political aspects - China - Hong Kong
This dissertation, "Labour Organizations and Political Change in Hong Kong" by Kit-yi, Priscilla, Chiu, 趙潔儀, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3197504 Subjects: Labor unions - China - Hong Kong Labor unions Politics and government
Hong Kong Management and Labour argues, in a series of previously unpublished, completely up-to-date contributions, that economic and social change has been ongoing in Hong Kong for many years, and political change is perhaps less important for labour and management in the region. This book is written bearing in mind the concerns of policy makers and managers - particularly human resource managers, and those interested in labour relations, trade unions, labour markets and law, and comparative management.
Hong Kong is a meeting place for migrant domestic workers, traders, refugees, asylum seekers, tourists, businessmen, and local residents. In Born Out of Place, Nicole Constable looks at the experiences of Indonesian and Filipina women in this Asian world city. Giving voice to the stories of these migrant mothers, their South Asian, African, Chinese, and Western expatriate partners, and their Hong Kong–born babies, Constable raises a serious question: Do we regard migrants as people, or just as temporary workers? This accessible ethnography provides insight into global problems of mobility, family, and citizenship and points to the consequences, creative responses, melodramas, and tragedies of labor and migration policies.
This dissertation, "A Study of the Political Participation of Hong Kong's Labour Movement Leadership in the Transitional Period" by Ho-in, Eric, Wan, 溫浩然, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3121102 Subjects: Labor unions - China - Hong Kong - Political activity Labor movement - China - Hong Kong
Hong Kong society is often regarded as politically apathetic. Yet throughout its history, Hong Kong experienced periodic waves of social movement activity. In part, the perception of an apathetic populace stems from the colonial government's laissez-faire policies, the society's concentration on economic development, the maintenance of traditional Chinese culture, and a consensus that Hong Kong would revert to Chinese sovereignty. Since Hong Kong was a colony, instead of evolving into a democratic government, Great Britain instituted a system of elite consultation and absorption of the masses' political problems through indirect participation. Butenhoff addresses the question of why social movements emerged and how they influenced the process of political reform. Her study presents and analyzes the activities of social movements so that a clearer picture of civil society and political change from below emerges. Butenhoff integrates the literature on Hong Kong, civil society, and social movements into an integrated approach to analyze social movement influence in Hong Kong politics. Her three case studies: the independent labor movement, the nontraditional Christian movement, and the democracy movement are analyzed using a social movement framework. She evaluates the forces that drive and sustain social movements and argues that while the Chinese and British governments debated the fate of democratic Hong Kong, the Hong Kong people have been overlooked throughout the process. And, as a result, Hong Kong social movements play an essential role in raising the awareness of the people and bringing to light the voices from below.
For the second edition the author has revised and completely rewritten the material to provide a concise introduction to the study of Hong Kong's system of labour mangement. It is a guide to understanding the history of industrial development and labour relations in Hong Kong.