The political economy of loose regulation: modernity meets tradition in Hong Kong

This article analyses the nature of contemporary Hong Kong–Japan relations in their economic, political and cultural dimensions, setting the relationship within the broader context of Sino-Japanese relations, concerns about identity and nationalism within Hong Kong, and changing Japanese commercial priorities. While the commercial and popular cultural ties between Japan and Hong Kong remain dominant, since the mid-1990s political issues have become more visible in Hong Kong–Japan relations. Changing moods within Hong Kong about the handover and, after 1997, about the nature of the redefined relationship with China have had an important influence on the political economy of Hong Kong–Japan relations.

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Tea in China: The History of China's National Drink. By John C. Evans. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992. 182 pp. $39.95. - Harvesting Mountains: Fujian and China Tea Trade, 1757–1937. By Robert Gardella. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994. 273 pp. $40.00. - Green Gold: The Political Economy of China's Post-1949 Tea Industry. By Dan M. Etherington and Keith Forster. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 1993. 290 pp. $55.00.

The Journal of Asian Studies ◽

10.2307/2059463 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 54 (3) ◽

pp. 830-834

Author(s):

David D. Buck

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Political Economy ◽

Hong Kong ◽

University Of California ◽

The Political ◽

Oxford University ◽

Tea Industry ◽

History Of ◽

Oxford University Press

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From ‘no cultural policy’ to ‘centralised market orientation’: The political economy of Hong Kong cultural policy (1997–2015)

Global Media and China ◽

10.1177/2059436417693007 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 57-73 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Louis Ho

Keyword(s):

Political Economy ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Market Orientation ◽

Cultural Policy ◽

Analytical Framework ◽

Policy Formulation ◽

Policy Framework ◽

The Political ◽

Chief Executives ◽

Cultural Policies

This study examines changes in the cultural policy in Hong Kong amid the transformations of political economy in the 1990s, following the handover in 1997, and under the administration of three Chief Executives (and their teams) up to 2015. When reviewing the literature on cultural policies in Hong Kong, this study examines the interaction the policies have with the political-economic development in Hong Kong (within the scope of this study) and subsequently explores changes in the principles of the policies. In other words, this study attempts to understand the conditions under which cultural policies were formulated in Hong Kong (the conditions of the production of local culture). The analytical framework of this study is based on two observations of the political and social changes occurring in Hong Kong (1997–2015): (1) changes in the government’s governance attitude since the handover in 1997, and (2) a series of economic blows Hong Kong has endured since 1998. Differing from the ‘descriptive literature’ defined by Schuster, this study understands that these changes are a result of the influence of a postcolonial state and neo-liberalism on public policy formulation. It is argued that the Hong Kong cultural policy framework has shifted from checks-and-balances towards centralised market orientation.

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