An evaluation of the discipline policy of the disciplined services : a comparative study of the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) and the Fire Services Department (FSD)

Red-turbaned Sikh policemen have long been viewed as symbols of the cosmopolitan feature of modern Shanghai. However, the origin of the Sikh police unit in the Shanghai Municipal Police has not been seriously investigated. This article argues that the circulation of police officers, policing knowledge, and information in the British colonial network and the circulation of the idea of taking Hong Kong as the reference point amongst Shanghailanders from the 1850s to the 1880s played important role in the establishment of the Sikh police force in the International Settlement of Shanghai. Furthermore, by highlighting the translocal connections and interactions amongst British colonies and settlements, this study tries to break the metropole-colony binary in imperial history studies.

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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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Today in Guangzhou, Tomorrow in Hong Kong? A Comparative Study of the Language Situation in Two Cities

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs ◽

10.1177/1868102620983939 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 207-232

Author(s):

Barry Sautman ◽

Xinyi Xie

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Social Context ◽

Comparative Study ◽

General Public ◽

Language Attitudes ◽

Sociocultural Context ◽

The Social ◽

Two Cities ◽

And Migration

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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