Public Order Policing in Hong Kong
Public Order Policing in Hong Kong

Author: Kam C. Wong

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-11-30

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 3319986724

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This book examines the Hong Kong Mongkok Riot (MKR) of 2016 to offer a clear and objective account of the events as they unfolded, to dispel the myths, and to explore what can be learned from it. It draws on multiple sources including: public survey data, eyewitness accounts, LegCo proceedings, official press releases, newspaper reports, and video presentations. The study investigates the causes, issues and impacts of MKR including how the media reported it. It examines the historical context surrounding MKR, before and after, and considers the importance of this independent inquiry including its use and limitations. It aims to bring closure to the event, establish a record for the future, provide insightful data for cross-cultural studies on riots, and offer insights for police scholars, security consultants, political scientists, Asian and Chinese studies scholars, and comparative criminal justice researchers.

Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview & Chronology
Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview & Chronology

Author: Hong Kong Chronicles Institute

Publisher: Chung Hwa Book Co. (H.K.) Ltd.

Published: 2022-06-30

Total Pages: 810

ISBN-13: 9888807323

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Overview & Chronology is the first title of the book series Hong Kong Chronicles by Hong Kong Chronicles Institute. It presents a detailed overview of Hong Kong’s local history and more than 6,500 major historical events taking place between ancient times and 2017. The book series consists of 66 volumes to be released in 42 books with 25 million words and completed in phases by 2027. It covers a historical timeline of 7,000 years – from the New Stone Age 5,000 B.C. to the inauguration of the fifth term of the HKSAR government on July 1, 2017. It includes 10 major categories, including nature, economy, culture, society, politics and people, etc. Local chronicles have the important functions of preserving history, providing reference for policymaking and educating the people. Through the compilation of local chronicles, it serves to seek out, preserve and promote the stories of people, their socio-economic development and way of life as well as political structure. It plays an important role of cultural significance in driving the future by reflecting on the past. The book series is of profound historical significance and cultural value as an accurate, objective, systematic and comprehensive record of 7,000 years of Hong Kong's transformation.

Making Hong Kong
Making Hong Kong

Author: Pui-yin Ho

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2018-09-28

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 1788117956

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This insightful book provides a comprehensive survey of urban development in Hong Kong since 1841. Pui-yin Ho explores the ways in which the social, economic and political environments of different eras have influenced the city's development. From colonial governance, wartime experiences, high density development and adjustments before and after 1997 through contemporary challenges, this book explores forward-looking ideas that urban planning can offer to lead the city in the future. Evaluating the relationship between town planning and social change, this book looks at how a local Hong Kong identity emerged in the face of conflict and compromise between Chinese and European cultures. In doing so, it brings a fresh perspective to urban research, providing historical context and direction for the future development of the city. Hong Kong's urban development experience offers not only a model for other Chinese cities but also a better understanding of Asian cities more broadly. Urban studies scholars will find this an exemplary case study of a developing urban landscape. Town planners and architects will also benefit from reading this comprehensive book as it shows how Hong Kong can be taken to the next stage of urban development and modernisation.

Criminal Justice in Hong Kong
Criminal Justice in Hong Kong

Author: Carol Jones

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-09-29

Total Pages: 672

ISBN-13: 1135390835

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Containing a wealth of archival material and statistical data on crime and criminal justice, Criminal Justice in Hong Kong presents a detailed evaluation of Hong Kong’s criminal justice system, both past and present. Exploring the justice system and the perceptions of popular culture, this book demonstrates how the current criminal justice system has been influenced and shaped over time by Hong Kong’s historical position between ‘East’ and ‘West’. Jones and Vagg’s examination of the justice system not only takes into account geographical changes, like the erection of the border with communist China in 1950 but also insists that any deep understanding of the current system requires a dialogue with the rich and complex narratives of Hong Kong’s history. It explores a range of questions, including: How were Hong Kong's criminal justice institutions and practices formed? What has been its experience of law and order? How has Hong Kong's status as between 'East' and 'West' affected its social, political and legal institutions? Careful and detailed, this analysis of one of the most economically successful, politically stable and safe yet frequently misrepresented cities, is a valuable addition to the bookshelves of all undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Asian law.

The Hong Kong Legal System
The Hong Kong Legal System

Author: Stefan H. C. Lo

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 447

ISBN-13: 1108721826

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Offers an accessible overview of Hong Kong's legal system and guides first-year law students in legal research and methods.

Education in Hong Kong, Pre-1841 to 1941
Education in Hong Kong, Pre-1841 to 1941

Author: Anthony Sweeting

Publisher: Hong Kong University Press

Published: 1990-05-01

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 9789622092587

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To reflect the development and history of education in Hong Kong, the author has collected a wide range of fascinating and illuminating material from different sources, and, wherever appropriate, has included his own commentaries. The book will be a valuable source of reference for educationalists and others who are interested in the development of education in Hong Kong.

Edge of Empires
Edge of Empires

Author: John M. CARROLL

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2009-06-30

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 0674029232

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In Edge of Empires, Carroll situates Hong Kong squarely within the framework of both Chinese and British colonial history, while exploring larger questions about the meaning and implications of colonialism in modern history.