Who owns culture and heritage? Observations on Hong Kong's experience

International Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-40

  Hayllar, Mark R ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Culture and heritage; Government versus public; Hong Kong case studies; Market exploitation; Public interest

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954741803     PISSN: 17400600     EISSN: 17400619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPP.2010.029779     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Culture and Heritage Commission (2001) Policy Recommendation Report, available at http://www.hab.gov.hk/file-manager/en/documents/policy- responsibilities/CHCPolicyRecommendationReport-E.pdf.
2. Department of Canadian Heritage (2001) 'Section 5: the meaning of heritage', Canadians and Their Heritage:A Dialogue with Canadians, Round table discussion in Montreal, Quebec, on November 7-8, available at http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/ph/dialogue/Montreal/05-e.cfm.
3. Development Bureau (2007) Proposed Creation of the Post of Commissioner for Heritage in Works Branch of Development Bureau, LC Paper CB (2) 637/07-08(04).
4. Development Bureau (2008a) Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme, available at http://www.heritage.gov.hk/en/doc/ RHBTP%20Scheme.pdf.
5. Development Bureau (2008b) Legislative Council Panel on Development: Review of the Urban Renewal Strategy, available at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr07- 08/english/panels/plw/papers/dev0624cb1-1951-3-e.pdf.
6. Environment Bureau (2002) Speech by the Secretary for Economic Services, Ms. Sandra Lee, in the Legislative Council Finance Committee Special Meeting, 25 March, available at http://www.enb.gov.hk/en/news-events/speeches- presentations/files/S21.html.
7. Governance International (2008) available at http://www. governanceinternational.org/english/ffaq.html (accessed 20 February 2008).
8. Hayllar, M.R. (2007) 'Governance and community engagement in managing SARS in Hong Kong', Asian Journal of Political Science, Vol.15, No.1, pp.39-67.
9. Heritage Foundation (2008) Index of Economic Freedom, available at http://www.heritage.org/Index/countries.cfm.
10. HKSARG (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government) (2008) Speech by SDEV at HKIS Annual Conference, available at .
11. Home Affairs Bureau (2007) The Summary of the Recommendations of the Consultative Committee on the Core Arts and Cultural Facilities of the West Kowloon Cultural District, available at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr07-08/english/ bills/brief/b23-brf.pdf.
12. Hong Kong Jockey Club (2007) 'Club announces HK$1.8 billion 'gift for Hong Kong' that will conserve Central Police Station site as new cultural icon', Press release on 11 October, available at http://www. centralpolicestation.org.hk/eng/news-pr-content.asp.
13. Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau (2003) Progress Report on Development of the West Kowloon Cultural District, LC Paper No. CB(1)2104/02-03(03), available at http://www.hab.gov.hk/wkcd/ifp/doc/LegCor-18112003/topAnnexA-e.pdf.
14. Kjaer, A.M. (2004) Governance, Polity, Cambridge.
15. Lai, C (2004a) 'Culture hub developer 'can't lose'', South China Morning Post, 28 July.
16. Lai, C. (2004b) 'Tendering process to be reassessed at central prison site', South China Morning Post, 23 September.
17. Lai, C. (2005) 'Cultural heritage 'put at risk' on old Central Police Station site', South China Morning Post, 20 July.
18. Lai, C. (2007) 'Green light for demolition of Wedding Card Street despite last-ditch protest', South China Morning Post, 23 May.
19. Lam, W.M., Lui, L.T., Wong, W. and Holliday, I. (2007) Contemporary Hong Kong Politics, Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.
20. Lau, C.K. (1997) Hong Kong's Colonial Legacy - A Hong Kong Chinese's View of the British Heritage, The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong.
21. Lee, K. (2004) 'Stop tendering of Central Police Station site, Legco panel urges', South China Morning Post, 10 November.
22. Leong, A.K.K. (2006) Letter from Subcommittee on West Kowloon Cultural District Development to the Chief Secretary, available at http://www.legco.gov. hk/yr04-05/english/hc/sub-com/hs02/papers/hs020203cb1-wkcd232-e.pdf.
23. Leung, K.H. (2007) 'LegCo Debates, 17 January 2007 Legislative Council (2007)', Official Record of Proceedings, Hong Kong SAR Government, 17 January, pp.263-264, available at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr06-07/english/counmtg/ hansard/cm0117-translate-e.pdf.
24. Li, A. (2007) 'Story of an ingenious rising star', South China Morning Post, 19 May.
25. Ma, Ngok (2007) Political Development in Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.
26. Ng, K.C. (2006) 'Activists win bigger say in Wedding Card Street', South China Morning Post, 24 June.
27. Scott, I. and Thynne, I. (2006) 'Symposium on statutory bodies in Hong Kong and Singapore: issues and cases of organizational autonomy and integration', Public Organization Review: A Global Journal, Vol.6, No.3, pp.167-304.
28. Sen, A. (2006) Identity and Violence - The Illusion of Destiny, Penguin Books, London.
29. So, U. (2007a) 'Anger erupts on Sneakers Street', The Standard, 4 October.
30. So, U. (2007b) 'Sneakers Street shoehorned into upper-class mall', The Standard, 22 December.
31. So, U. (2008) 'Sneakers Street owners ready to fight', The Standard, 29 January.
32. Sorensen, G. (2006) 'The transformation of the state', in C. Hay, M. Lister and D. Marsh (Eds.); The State: Theories and Issues, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, pp.190-208.
33. Subcommittee on West Kowloon Cultural District Development (2005) 'Chapter V: conclusions and recommendations', Report of the Subcommittee on Phase I Study to the House Committee on 8 July 2005, available at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr04-05/english/hc/sub-com/hs02/reports/hs02cb1-rpt-e. pdf.
34. Town Planning Board (2006) Minutes of 865th Meeting of the Town Planning Board held on 25.8.2006, available at .
35. Tsang, D.Y.K. (2007) 'Revitalising historic buildings', 2007-08 Policy Address, p.24, available at http://www.policyaddress.gov.hk/07-08/eng/docs/ policy.pdf.
36. West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (2001) 'Chapter 1: background of the West Kowloon Cultural District Project', Recommendation Report of the Consultative Committee on the Core Arts and Cultural Facilities of the West Kowloon Cultural District, available at http://www.hab.gov.hk/wkcd/pe/eng/doc/ CC-Report-eng/4-ccreport-chapter1.pdf.
37. Wu, H. (2007) 'Developer saves Wan Chai market', South China Morning Post, 21 December