As a hybrid regime, Hong Kong has been governed by a
state-business alliance since the colonial era. However, since the
handover in 1997, the transformation of Hong Kong s political and
socio-economic environment has eroded the conditions that supported
a viable state-business alliance. This state-business alliance,
which was once a solution for Hong Kong s governance, has now
become a political burden, rather than a political asset, to the
post-colonial Hong Kong state.
This book presents a critical re-examination of the post-1997
governance crisis in Hong Kong under the Tung Chee-hwa and Donald
Tsang administrations. It shows that the state-business alliance
has failed to function as an organizational machinery for
supporting the post-colonial state, and has also served to generate
new governance problems. Drawing upon contemporary theories on
hybrid regimes and state capacity, this book looks beyond the
existing opposition-centered explanations of Hong Kong s governance
crisis. By establishing the causal relationship between the failure
of the state-business alliance and the governance crisis facing the
post-colonial state, Brian C. H. Fong broadens our understanding of
the governance problems and political confrontations in
post-colonial Hong Kong. In turn, he posits that although the
state-business alliance worked effectively for the colonial state
in the past, it is now a major problem for the post-colonial state,
and suggests that Hong Kong needs a realignment of a new governing
coalition."
Hong Kong s Governance under Chinese Sovereignty" will enrich
and broaden the existing literature on Hong Kong s public
governance whilst casting new light on the territory s political
developments. As such, it will be welcomed by students and scholars
interested in Chinese politics, Hong Kong politics, and
governance."
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