Civil culture in Hong Kong

Introduction As British colonial rule in Hong Kong has come an end, the "new" local government finds itself in a political environment that is unprecedentedly turbulent. The upholding of "one country two system" has resumed the sovereignty over the territory and the involvements of China in Hong Kong domestic affairs have inevitably increase so as the dampening effect in democratization. However the "new" government led by Mr. Tung has not yet escaped from the administration-led …

…at it is hard to find a relevant kind of institutional reality that proven useful to determine in the public sphere. The ambivalence toward the government and the political of Hong Kong as shown in the 1, July protest provided evidence that strands of alienation, cynicism and suspicion toward the Hong Kong government has not faded out after 1997. The degree of political participation remains a controversial topic to discuss the unique civil culture in Hong Kong.