New Trends of Political Participation in Hong Kong

INTRODUCTION
At a time when there is a developing ideological gap among generations and a degradation of trust between people and the institution of government, there are concerns whether young people’s political participation activities will continue to radicalize.
This volume in 15 chapters serves as a useful overview of various significant aspects of the new trends of political participation in Hong Kong. Written by a team of experts who have been astute observers of Hong Kong Politics, the book covers a wide spectrum of topics ranging from a conventional understanding of political participation (e.g., the activities of political parties and interest groups) to a more specialized form of participation (e.g., the relationships between government and legislators in policy-making). The study of the rise of new social movements by the Post-80s generation would be of particular interest to those who are keen to comprehend the sharpening inter-generational differences.
There will be a readership among academics and university students. This can also be a valuable reference for the media, policy-makers, or anyone interested in Hong Kong politics.

THE Editor
Joseph Y.S. CHENG is Chair Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of the Contemporary China Research Project, City University of Hong Kong. He is the founding editor of the Hong Kong Journal of Social Sciences and The Journal of Comparative Asian Development. He has published widely on the political development in China and Hong Kong, Chinese foreign policy and local government in southern China. He has recently edited volumes on China : Anew Stage of Development for An Emerging Superpower ; and The Second Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR : Evaluating the Tsang Years 2005-2012.
He is now serving as convenor of the Alliance for True Democracy in Hong Kong.

CONTENTS
Part I: Participation and Policy-making
Chapter 1: New Trends of Political Participation in Hong Kong
—Joseph Y. S. CHENG
Chapter 2: Absorption into a Leninist Polity—A Study of the Interpretations by the National People’s Congress of the Basic Law in Post-Handover Hong Kong
—Yiu-chung WONG
Chapter 3: Ten Years of Political Appointments in Hong Kong—The Challenges and Prospects of Developing a Political Appointment System under a Semi-Democratic Regime, 2002–12
—Brian C. H. FONG
Chapter 4: Participation in the Legislative Council—Changes and Challenges
—Margaret NG
Chapter 5: Public Participation and Sustainable Development in Hong Kong — Issues and Challenges for Policy Design and Implementation
—Maria FRANCESCH-HUIDOBRO
Part II:Participation in Politics
Chapter 6: Increased Pluralization and Fragmentation—Party System and Electoral Politics and the 2012 Elections
—Ngok MA
Chapter 7:The Stalemate in Political Reform and the Rise of Contentious Politics in Hong Kong
—Dennis L. H. HUI
Chapter 8: Political Participation of Students in Hong Kong— A Historical Account of Transformation
—Steven C. F. HUNG
Chapter 9: Political Participation of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong SAR
—Beatrice LEUNG
Chapter 10: Social Enterprises—From Poverty Alleviation to Social Inclusion and Political Participation
—Lawrence Y. Y. YUNG
Part III: The Rise of Social Movement
Chapter 11: Hong Kong at the Brink—Emerging Forms of Political Participation in the New Social Movement
—Daniel GARRETT, Wing-chung HO
Chapter 12: Political Participation of the Post-80s Generation—Their Protest Activities and Social Movements in Recent Years in Hong Kong
—Calvin H. M. LAU
Chapter 13: Hong Kong’s Systemic Crisis of Governance and the Revolt of the “Post-80s” Youths— The Anti-Express Rail Campaign
—Chor-yung CHEUNG
Chapter 14: The Occupy Central Movement and Political Reform in Hong Kong
—Jermain T. M. LAM
Chapter 15: Conclusion
—Joseph Y. S. CHENG