Political Participation

Political Participation Hong Kong and Singapore are city states that have none or little political participation, instead political decisions were left to a small group of leaders. Hong Kong's history of colonial rule and the strength of the People's Action Party in Singapore acted to keep limit citizen participation. Hong Kong after World War Two remained a colony of England and it's government remained under colonial rule. The government of Hong Kong was govern and …

…shift away from its past. In Hong Kong has showed no such trends toward a democratization of the political system and the turnover of Hong Kong to China in 1997 makes the rise of strong citizen participation in government even less likely. In both Hong Kong and Singapore democracy have not been a major issue. The trends could change with a more influential Asia, in the coming years as Singapore's population becomes more educated and affluent.