Academic freedom in Hong Kong / Jan Currie, Carole J. Petersen, and Ka Ho Mok.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Currie, Jan.

Contributor:

Petersen, Carole.

Mok, Ka-Ho, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic freedom--China--Hong Kong.

Academic freedom.

China--Hong Kong.

Physical Description:

xii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2006]

Summary:

In Academic Freedom in Hong Kong, Jan Currie, Carole J. Petersen and Ka Ho Mok explore the unique situation in Hong Kong, a tiny jurisdiction in which there is active protection for the freedom of expression despite the close proximity and relationship with mainland China. Hong Kong scholars and intellectuals assume the responsibility of public critics, but this is not without an element of crisis. The authors draw upon interviews with academics and university administrators and examine two historical incidents that led to a strengthening of academic freedom, as well as the legal and political ramifications affecting the present and the future. This book will interest East Asian scholars and academics in universities around the world where freedom of expression is threatened in this time of heightened security.

Contents:

Academic freedom as a concept

Legitimacy crises in Hong Kong

The Robert Chung affair

National security and academic freedom: the challenge of implementing Article 23 of the Hong Kong Basic Law

Academics' views on academic freedom in Hong Kong

Hong Kong academics' behavior regarding academic freedom.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-186) and index.

ISBN:

0739110810

OCLC:

64453455

Publisher Number:

9780739110812