Hong kong's democrats hold their own

Journal of Democracy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 98-112

  Sing, Ming ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 67651215427     PISSN: 10455736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jod.0.0046     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Gang Lin, "Leadership Transition, Intra-party Democracy, and Institution Building in China," Asian Survey 44 (March-April 2004): 255-75.
2. William Overholt, "The Hong Kong Legislative Election of September 12, 2004: Assessment and Implications," testimony presented to the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, September 2004. Available at www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/2004/RAND-CT232-1.pdf.
3. "Ten Years On, Hong Kong Still Has Money but No Democracy," The Business (Hong Kong), 7 July 2007.
4. See the survey at http://hkupop.hku.hk.
5. Hong Kong's Gini coefficient-a standard measure of income inequality-moved in the direction of a less equal income distribution (from 0.43 to 0.53) between 1971 and 2007. The 2007 figure resembles a typical Gini coefficient from one of the world's poorer countries. Hong Kong is anything but that. According to the CIA World Factbook, the HKSAR in 2007 had an estimated per capita GNP of US$42,000, making it one of the planet's richest spots..
6. Larry Diamond, "Elections Without Democracy: Thinking About Hybrid Regimes," Journal of Democracy 13 (April 2002): 28.
7. See Ian Scott and Joan Leung, "Dysfunctional Elections and the Political System in Hong Kong," Asian Journal of Political Science 12 (December 2004): 12-25.
8. Scott and Leung, "Dysfunctional Elections." See also Human Rights Watch, "A Question of Patriotism: Human Rights and Democratization in Hong Kong," briefing paper, 9 September 2004.
9. National Democratic Institute, "The Promise of Democratization in Hong Kong-The 2007 District Council Elections, Legislative Council By-Election, and Prospects for Constitutional Reform," NDI Hong Kong Report #12, 27 December 2007. Available at www.accessdemocracy.org/library/2243-h k-report-122807.pdf.
10. See also Sonny Lo et al., "The 2004 Legislative Council Elections in Hong Kong: The Triumph of China's United Front Work After the July 2003 and 2004 Protests," Chinese Law and Government 38 (January-February 2005): 3-29; and Diamond, "Elections Without Democracy," 28.
11. See www.elections.gov.hk/legco2008/eng/result/download/counting- results-LC2.xls.
12. "Civil Party and Democratic Party: Two Paths," Ming Pao Daily News (Hong Kong), 12 September 2008.
13. "Tycoon Backlash," South China Morning Post, 16 September 2008.
14. "China's Liaison Office Should Not Intervene with Hong Kong's Elections," Ming Pao Daily News, 14 September 2008.
15. "Priscila Leung Was Supported by FTU," Ming Pao Daily News, 27 August 2008.
16. In late 2007, the pro-Beijing DAB threw its full weight behind Regina Ip's failed Hong Kong Island by-election campaign against former high-ranking Hong Kong bureaucrat and current democracy supporter Anson Chan.
17. "Where Do Regina Ip's Votes Come From?" Ming Pao Daily News, 13 September 2008.
18. Ming Sing, "The Legitimacy Problem and Democratic Reform in Hong Kong," Journal of Contemporary China 15 (August 2006): 531.