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1. Public Policymaking in Hong Kong

   Civic Engagement and State-Society Relations in a Semi-Democracy

   By Eliza Lee, Joseph Chan, Elaine Chan, Peter Cheung, Wai Fung Lam, Wai Man Lam

   Series: Comparative Development and Policy in Asia

   This book discusses civic engagement and public policymaking in postcolonial Hong Kong. Utilizing case studies of citizens’ advisory committees involving four policy areas - urban planning, social welfare policy, environmental protection, and arts and culture policy - it examines the...

   To Be Published November 29th 2012 by Routledge
2. Media, Social Mobilisation and Mass Protests in Post-colonial Hong Kong

   The Power of a Critical Event

   By Francis L. F. Lee, Joseph M. Chan

   Series: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia Series

   Since 2003, Hong Kong has witnessed a series of large-scale protests which have constituted the core of a reinvigorated pro-democracy movement. What drove tens of thousands of citizens to the street on a yearly basis to protest? What were the social and organizational bases of the protest movement?...

   Published February 5th 2012 by Routledge
3. Media and Politics in Post-Handover Hong Kong

   Edited by Joseph M. Chan, Francis L.F. Lee

   The world was watching Hong Kong as its sovereignty was returned to China in 1997. Many predicted that it was the doomsday of press freedom in the city. Now, a decade after the handover, this book provides an up-to-date review of the dynamic relationship between media and political power in the...

   Published November 25th 2007 by Routledge