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Interest Groups and the New Democracy Movement in Hong Kong

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Interest Groups and the New Democracy Movement in Hong Kong Synopsis

A new era in the democracy movement in Hong Kong began on July 1, 2003, when half a million people protested on the streets, and has included the 2012 anti-National Education campaign, the 2014 Occupy Central Movement and the rapid rise of localist groups. The new democracy movement in Hong Kong is characterized by a diversity of interest groups calling for political reform, policy change and the territory’s autonomy vis-à-vis the central government in Beijing. These groups include lawyers, teachers, students, nativists, workers, Catholics, human rights activists, environmental activists and intellectuals. This book marks a new attempt at understanding the activities of the various interest groups in their quest for democratic participation, governmental responsiveness and openness. They are utilizing new and unconventional modes of political participation, such as the Occupy Central Movement, cross-class mobilization, the use of technology and cyberspace, and human rights activities with cross-boundary implications for China’s political development. The book will be useful to students, researchers, officials, diplomats and journalists interested in the political change of Hong Kong and the implications for mainland China.

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ISBN: 9780367272944
Publication date: 21st March 2019
Author: Sonny ShiuHing Lo
Publisher: Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 280 pages
Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series
Genres: Ethnic studies
Social and cultural history
Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action
Political structures: democracy