Hong Kong's Elite structure, legislature and the bleak future of democracy under Chinese Sovereignty

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 466-486

  Ho, Wing Chung ^a   Lee, Wan Lung ^b   Chan, Chun Man ^c   Ng, Yat Nam ^d   Choy, Yee Hung ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SINGAPORE MIT ALLIANCE   (Singapore)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Democracy; Elite; Hong Kong; Interlock; Network analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953799019     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: 17527554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472331003798442     Document Type: Article

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