Contextualizing Occupy Central in contemporary Hong Kong / Tai Wei Lim (East Asian Institute, NUS, Singapore), Xiaojuan Ping (East Asian Institute, NUS, Singapore).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lim, Tai-Wei, author.

Ping, Xiaojuan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Student strikes.

Protest movements.

Hong Kong (China)--Politics and government--21st century.

Hong Kong (China).

Protest movements--China--Hong Kong.

Student strikes--China--Hong Kong.

China--Hong Kong.

Physical Description:

xv, 157 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Distribution:

Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Co.

Place of Publication:

London : Imperial College Press, 2015.

Summary:

In the past 18 years, after the handover of the former British colony Hong Kong to China, Beijing and the Special Administration Region (SAR) have been trying to work out a mutually beneficial relationship based on pragmatism and a focus on economic prosperity. The Occupy Central with Love and Peace in Hong Kong (September to December 2014) movement represents a significant event in Hong Kong's history of public advocacy for change by pro-democracy residents. It is viewed differently by various groups within Hong Kong, including eliciting counter-reactions from an opposing movement. To contextualize the current discussions, the authors have identified three phases of the movement; and included a historical anatomy of Hong Kong's quest to reach an equilibrium between status quo and changes advocated through its social movements. Though the account does not pretend to be comprehensive, it distils the most significant events in each of the three stages of the movement. Centrist, moderate, and conservative views on Occupy Central, as well as the liberal and progressive positions on the movement are discussed and analyzed in the book. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Beijing's Initial Response to the First Phase (28 Sept to 6 Oct 2014) of Hong Kong's Occupy Central Protests 19

Chapter 2 The Aesthetics of Hong Kong's "Umbrella Revolution" in the First Ten Days: A Historical Anatomy of the First Phase (28 Sept 2014 to 6 Oct 2014) of Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution 33

Chapter 3 The Hong Kong Occupy Central Protests Phase II 61

Chapter 4 Centrist/Moderate/Conservative Views of Occupy Central Movement 75

Chapter 5 A Liberal and Progressive View of Occupy Movement and a Short Historical Survey of Contemporary Social Movements in Hong Kong and China 89

Chapter 6 Interview With a Practitioner 109

Chapter 7 Looking Forward: Immediate/Long Term Implications and Regional Impact 117

Chapter 8 Phase III of the Occupy Movement Chronology with Black and White Photo Plates 129.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1783267569

9781783267569

OCLC:

907701799