The support of Hong Kong Chinese for democratic reform |
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Authors: | Ming Sing K M Lee |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Political Science, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4S 0A2, Canada |
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Abstract: | This research paper has two major objectives. First, it explains the variations in public support for the British-led democratic
reform in late June 1994. Second, it attempts to account for why the reform has only received mild rather than overwhelming
backing from the local public. The significance of the research lies in the fact that according to comparative studies, public
attitudes do shape democratic prospects. It shows that the low priority attached to democratic reform since the handover of
Hong Kong can be better understood by referring to the basis of public support for the non-demoncratic political system before
1997. Models of political culture and rational choice are put to the test in comparing their explanatory power for public
support of the British-led democratic reform and the rational choice model has been found to be more powerful. The social
base of the political reform, as well as the political implications of the research are also discussed in this essay.
Ming Sing is Assistant Professor of Dept. of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong. He studied Political
Science at Yale University and got his D. Phil. from the Oxford University. His major research interests are comparative democratisation
and social movements in East Asia. K. M. Lee is the Lecturer at the Division of Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong.
His major interests are political economy, social development and comparative politics of East Asia. Both authors would like
to express their gratitude to the City University of Hong Kong for its generous financial funding of this research. |
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