A Study on Understanding our Young Generation: Final Report 3 Acknowledgement We would like to thank the Census and Statistics Department of the HKSAR Government for providing data and the Social Science Research Centre (SSRC) of The University of Hong Kong for its assistance recruiting participants for the telephone and online surveys. [...] Although the results of this study do not focus on attitudes towards the acceptability of the violent behaviours of the demonstrations, there is indirect evidence in the finding that close to 50% of the respondents disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement "the law should always be obeyed even if a particular law is wrong". [...] While attending the Legislative Council question-and-answer session on 14th Jan 2010, Chief Executive Mr Donald Tsang recognized the urgency in understanding the views and needs of young people in Hong Kong, saying "we do need to learn more about our young people, to listen to them and understand their ideas and aspirations, and their expectations of the community and the government. [...] In mid-April, a survey published by the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong reported 25.9% of young respondents agreed with the use of radical means to urge the government to respond to their demands. [...] There are many reasons why there is a pressing need to understand our young geners: the increasing minimum age to leave the education system, the increasing requirements of education and skills in the competitive labour market, the older age of independency and family formation, the worldwide emerging trend away from the stress of basic materialistic needs to the new aspirations for freedom, auton.

Ajrouch, K CENTRAL POLICY UNIT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION A REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH LITERATURE ON FILIAL PIETY THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG DECEMBER 2009 2 A Review of the Research Literature on Filial Piety Final Report submitted to the Central Policy Unit The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Kwok-fai Ting Department of Sociology a. [...] 7 The intergenerational gap in filial expectations points to the difficulty of synchronizing the filial claims of elders and the commitment of adult children. [...] Two main approaches are used to evaluate trends in filial values and practices: the first compares current practices with the ideals articulated in the classic statements of filial piety, while the second examines the immigrant experience, in which traditional beliefs and practices are challenged by the new values of the host society. [...] Kwan (1995) cited the increase in the number of elder abuse cases in Hong Kong as an indication of the decline in filial piety, and argued that industrialization and urbanization are responsible for this trend, as they have weakened the role of the family as the support system for elders. [...] However, the authors noted that the level of the provision of care by daughters-in-law and daughters had increased, especially in terms of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), whereas the level of involvement of sons had declined.

A City Mismanaged traces the collapse of good governance in Hong Kong, explains its causes, and exposes the damaging impact on the community’s quality of life. Leo Goodstadt argues that the current well-being and future survival of Hong Kong have been threatened by disastrous policy decisions made by chief executives and their principal officials. Individual chapters look at the most shocking examples of mismanagement: the government’s refusal to implement the Basic Law in full; official reluctance to halt the large-scale dilapidation of private sector homes into accommodation unfit for habitation; and ministerial toleration of the rise of new slums. Mismanagement of economic relations with Mainland China is shown to have created severe business losses. Goodstadt’s riveting investigations include extensive scandals in the post-secondary education sector and how lives are at risk because of the inadequate staff levels and limited funding allocated to key government departments. This book offers a unique and very powerful account of Hong Kong’s struggle to survive. ‘Goodstadt demonstrates how the neglect of social rights in managing the SAR has brought about serious consequences through the discussion of housing, medical services, and education. A highly readable title with a lot of interesting arguments for those who really care about Hong Kong.’ —Lui Tai-lok, Department of Asian and Policy Studies, Education University of Hong Kong ‘Goodstadt gives a well-grounded and relentless rebuke of the HKSAR government for failing to safeguard lives, quality of living and the interests of its people in the past twenty years. It is a poignant siren that calls for reflection and correction.’ —Christine M. S. Fang, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong ‘Goodstadt utilizes his long experience in public policy in Hong Kong to interpret the city’s mismanagement. He supplies a devastating critique of the fallacy of the approach taken by the Chief Executives and the senior leaders.’ —David R. Meyer, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis

This title describes the present political system and development in Hong Kong. The second edition assesses the main strands of continuity and change in Hong Kong's government and politics since the creation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 1997.

Is Hong Kong's approach to economic policy really as 'hands off' as we are led to believe? How are economic policies determined within Hong Kong's unique governance structure? Tony Latter draws on his deep knowledge of Hong Kong drawn from years in senior positions in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Government Secretariat to answer these two central questions about Hong Kong's economic management. He provides both general and specialist readers with an original and wide-ranging exploration of the workings of Hong Kong's economy and the way its economic policies are determined. Challenging Hong Kong's 'hands off' image, the author finds and critiques copious instances of government intervention over the years. He also examines how the government's much vaunted budgetary discipline is less 'laissez faire' than the numbers suggest. Overall, policy formation seems to lack a rigorous, consistent analytical framework. Officials often do not appreciate the distinction between violations of the 'hands off' principle that desirably improve the 'supply side', and violations which foster particular sectors and special interests, frequently influenced by business heavyweights with direct access to the territory's leadership. This book should be read by anyone interested in Hong Kong's economic policy and the processes that underlie it. It will appeal not only to general readers, but to business and professional people who have to function within this unique system of economic management, as well as to academics and researchers in the fields of economics, business or politics.

Hong Kong is among the richest cities in the world. Yet over the past 15 years, living conditions for the average family have deteriorated despite a robust economy, ample budget surpluses, and record labour productivity. Successive governments have been reluctant to invest in services for the elderly, the disabled, the long-term sick, and the poor, while education has become more elitist. The political system has helped to entrench a mistaken consensus that social spending is a threat to financial stability and economic prosperity. In this trenchant attack on government mismanagement, Leo Goodstadt traces how officials have created a ‘new poverty’ in Hong Kong and argues that their misguided policies are both a legacy of the colonial era and a deliberate choice by modern governments, and not the result of economic crises. This provocative book will be essential reading for anyone wishing to understand why poverty returned to Hong Kong in this century. The book has been thoroughly revised and updated for this new, paperback edition. ‘Leo Goodstadt has identified the New Poor as those made vulnerable through diminishing access to essential services and opportunities. The culprits are misguided policies, and the callous and uncaring decisions of those in power. This compelling critique carries weight and demands a response.’ —Christine Fang, Former Chief Executive of The Hong Kong Council of Social Service ‘This is a critical reflection on Hong Kong’s path of social development and a most discerning analysis of the Third World mentality espoused by the government and the business community in the area of social welfare.’ —Lui Tai-lok, Chair Professor of Hong Kong Studies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education ‘Welfare spending was like “pouring sand into the sea to reclaim land”, thought one Chief Executive. Governments restrained social spending based on that skewed view . . . This book is meticulously researched and painfully insightful. It is a masterly chronicle of Hong Kong’s social welfare policy.’ —Anna Wu, Non-Official Member of the Executive Council, HKSAR