A tale of two cities : a comparative study of the 1966 riots in Macau and the 1967 riots in Hong Kong and their consequences

Many in Hong Kong voice concerns about the fate of Cantonese, including nativists (“localists”) and the general public. Guangzhou is seen as a harbinger of diminishing Cantonese in Hong Kong. News and commentaries paint a gloomy picture of Cantonese in Guangzhou. Yet rarely do we read about surveys on the range of Cantonese use and identity in Guangzhou. Neither do we see analyses on how the social context differences between Hong Kong and Guangzhou may have contributed to the two cities’ unique language situations. Our study delineates the Guangzhou and Hong Kong language situations, comparing mother tongues, ordinary languages, and language attitudes. Cantonese is unrivalled in Hong Kong and remains vital in Guangzhou. We put the two cities’ different use frequency and proficiency of Cantonese and Putonghua (“Mandarin”) in the sociocultural context of motivation and migration. We conclude that some claims of diminishing Cantonese are unsupported. We also address how likely it is that Cantonese will diminish or even be replaced in Hong Kong.

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Towards a comprehensive understanding of intercity cooperation in China’s city-regionalization: A comparative study of Shenzhen-Hong Kong and Guangzhou-Foshan city groups

Land Use Policy ◽

10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105339 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 103 ◽

pp. 105339

Author(s):

Xianchun Zhang ◽

Jianfa Shen ◽

Xiaoxue Gao

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Comprehensive Understanding ◽

Foshan City

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Key performance indicators for infrastructure sustainability – a comparative study between Hong Kong and South Africa

Journal of Engineering Design and Technology ◽

10.1108/17260530510815321 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 30-43 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

O.O. Ugwu ◽

T.C. Haupt

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Performance Indicators ◽

Key Performance Indicators

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A comparative study of urban resilience in coping with the crisis in the metropolises of Tehran and Mashhad

International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment ◽

10.1108/ijdrbe-11-2020-0114 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Amin Nedaei ◽

Mirali Seyednaghavi ◽

Marzieh Firouzfar ◽

Nahid Zamani

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Delphi Method ◽

Rockefeller Foundation ◽

Urban Resilience ◽

Content Type ◽

Two Cities ◽

The Subject ◽

Spss Software ◽

Resilience Indicators ◽

First Time

Purpose In recent years, cities have been facing economic, social and environmental crises that need to be prevented and dealt with. The new subject that has been brought up to improve city resistance to crises is urban resilience. The purpose of this study is to compare the resilience of Tehran and Mashhad to identify the strengths and weaknesses of these two cities for better planning in critical situations. Design/methodology/approach The research methodology is a comparative survey. The importance of the subject was manifested through a literature review. A questionnaire is designed using “the Rockefeller Foundation and ARUP’s model” and the Delphi method for testing 21 research hypotheses to evaluate resilience in the two cities (12 Delphi questionnaires and 232 urban resilience questionnaires). The data is analyzed using independent samples t-test by SPSS software. Findings The results show that both the cities are weak in terms of resilience indicators and sub-indicators, but Mashhad is more resilient than Tehran. Originality/value This paper compares urban resilience in Iran for the first time through a comparative study between two metropolises in the country. The Delphi method also is used for the first time (in Iranian case studies) to obtain the dimensions of urban resilience. By comparing the two cities, we can better understand their strengths and weaknesses.

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