Developing a competitive Pearl River Delta in South China under one country-two systems / edited by Anthony Gar-on Yeh ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yeh, Anthony G. O., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pearl River Delta (China)--Economic conditions.

Pearl River Delta (China).

Pearl River Delta (China)--Social conditions.

Guangdong Sheng (China)--Economic conditions.

Guangdong Sheng (China).

Guangdong Sheng (China)--Social conditions.

Hong Kong (China)--Economic conditions.

Hong Kong (China).

Hong Kong (China)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xxxviii, 567 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2006.

Summary:

The Greater Pearl River Delta in south China with a population of 47 million is one of the largest metropolitan regions in the world and one of the fastest growing regions in China. This edited volume examines the economic, social, environmental, infrastructure, institutional and legal issues of developing the Greater Pearl River Delta including Hong Kong and Macau into a competitive region under 'One Country, Two Systems'.

The Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong governments face a major challenge in developing the region given its great disparity in wages and living standards. In the past, the region was mainly focused on one or two clearly defined central cities. Today, it is becoming increasingly polycentric with a number of former peripheral and rural areas developing into active economic centres in their own right with resulting intercity and cross-border competitive pressures and social problems. Globalization has made more acute the need for such regional cooperation between economies that are at very different levels of development and possess very different social, economic, political and legal systems.

To meet this need, this book provides a comprehensive review of many important aspects of regional development in the Greater Pearl River Delta region under the 'One Country, Two Systems' principle including its economic development, and examines how sustainable growth in terms of social equality, enhanced quality of life, better education and employment opportunities for the people in the region can be achieved.

This book will be of great interest to those doing business in the Pearl River Delta, and China more broadly. It is also of relevance to readers in China studies, development studies, economic development, geography, politics, sociology, environmental management, and regional development. Book jacket.

Contents:

Economic Development 1

1 Dynamic Hong Kong-Pearl River Delta Relationship Under Globalization and One Country-Two Systems / Victor F. S. Sit 3

2 Evolving Trends in the Development of Manufacturing Industry in the Pearl River Delta / Guanghan Chen, Sa Li 27

3 Competitiveness Research on Enterprises in the Pearl River Delta / Chiping Yuan, Ting Wang, Qianming Yang 45

4 Turning of the Dragon Head: Changing Role of Hong Kong in the Regional Development of the Pearl River Delta / Anthony Gar-on Yeh, Jiang Xu 63

5 Transforming the Structure of Pearl River Delta-Hong Kong Region to Enhance International Competitiveness / Peiyu Zheng 97

6 Hong Kong's Producer Services Linkages with the Pearl River Delta / Anthony Gar-on Yeh 111

7 The South China Services Megalopolis: Economic Integration between Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta / Wai-kwan Chan 131

8 China's WTO Accession and Its Impacts on Foreign Direct Investment and Hong Kong-Pearl River Delta Integration / Simon Xiaobin Zhao, Lok Yi Hung 145

Social Development 173

9 Flexible Sojourners? The Cross-Border Flow of People from Hong Kong to Guangdong Province, China / Pauline H. M. Tse, George C. S. Lin 175

10 Influence of the 'Floating Population' on Public Security in the Pearl River Delta Region / Lijun Chen 201

11 Family Comes First: A Family-based Resource Model for the Wife's Pre-migration Adjustment When Couples Live Apart / Vivian W. Q. Lou, Cecilia L. W. Chan 213

12 The Residential Mobility and Housing Preferences of Hong Kong Retiree Movers to the Pearl River Delta / Ambrose Ma, Nelson W. S. Chow 229

13 A Review of the Portable Comprehensive Social Security Assistance for Elderly Persons Retiring to Guangdong Province / Joe C. B. Leung 253

Environmental Development 269

14 Sustainable Development in Urban Cities in the Pearl River Delta Region: Comparing Guangzhou and Hong Kong / Shan-shan Chung, Carlos Wing-hung Lo 271

15 Sustainability Impact Assessment in the Pearl River Delta Region: Problems and Possibilities / Mee-kam Ng 309

16 One Ecosystem: Two Eias / Alex Shuk-kau Yau 335

17 Managing Water Resources in the Delta Border Zone: Challenges and Opportunities / Yok-shiu Lee 357

18 Economic Integration and the Environmental Legal System for the Hong Kong-Guangdong Region / Xiaoling Ma 383

Infrastructure and Transport Development 399

19 The Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai Bridge Controversy and Hong Kong's Changing Hub Position / Si-ming Li 401

20 Establishment of the Social Logistics System in the Pearl River Delta / Dongyuan Yang 425

21 Port Choice and Port Competition in the Pearl River Delta: A Logistics Approach / James Jixian Wang 435

Institutional and Legal Development 447

22 Cross-boundary Cooperation in South China: Perspectives, Mechanisms and Challenges / Peter T. Y. Cheung 449

23 Regional Integration and Governance in the Pearl River Delta Region from a Cross-border Perspective / Roger Chun-kwong Chan 481

24 Characteristics of Corporate Restructuring of Conglomerates in Guangdong Province / Yunshi Mao, Jiancheng Wang 509

25 A Comparative Study of the Investment Environment and Legal Systems in Mainland China and Hong Kong / Yaping Mu 521

26 Legal Implications of the Greater Pearl River Delta / Xianchu Zhang 551.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9622097677

OCLC:

63703310

Publisher Number:

9789622097674