Newsletter No. 118

Information in this section can only  be accessed with CWEM password .   若要瀏覽本部分的資料， 請須輸 入 中大校園電子郵件密碼 。 CUHK Newsletter No. 118 19th December 1997 3 H K I A P S New Publications The following four occasional papers have been published by the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies: Political Attitudes in a Changing Context 一 the Case of Hong Kong Occasional Paper No.64 (HK$15) Political attitudes in Hong Kong are changing against a backdrop of transfer of sovereignty and the development of limited democracy. Written by Kuan Hsin-chi and Lau Siu-kai, the paper analyses the patterns of political attitudes of Hong Kong people in terms of state-society relationship, proto-democratic values, and the sense of identity. It ends on the skeptical note that there is a trend toward political alienation which does not bode well for the political future of Hong Kong. Hongkongese or Chinese — the Problem of Identity on the Eve of Resumption of Chinese Sovereignty over Hong Kong Occasional Paper No.65 (HK$30) Written by Lau Siu-kai, the paper is based on a study carried out by Lau on the identities of Hong Kong people, in particular 'Hongkongese' and 'Chinese', the two major identities which the Hong Kong Chinese consider to be meaningful. Drawing upon survey data collected in the last decade, the study shows that there are significant differences between Hongkongese and Chinese in their socio-demographic characteristics, their attitude towards the People's Republic of China and the Chinese government, their understanding of the 4th June incident, and in their conception of democracy and political reform in Hong Kong. Nevertheless, Hongkongese and Chinese are similar in their support for traditional Chinese values and identification with China in the ethnic and historical sense. Drawing similar comparisons between Hong Kong Chinese and Chinese on the mainland, the study finds that irrespective of their identities, the Hong Kong Chinese are still quite different attitudinally from the mainland Chinese. The paper predicts that in theprocess ofintensified interaction between Hong Kong and the mainland, a new identity of the Hong Kong Chinese will appear which however will still be different from that of themainland Chinese. Educating for Change 一 Development of Women's/Gender Studies and Its Challenges for Hong Kong Occasional Paper No.66 (HK$30) Written by Serena Chu Sheng-hua and Catherine Tang So-kum, the paper aims to explore what women's/gender studies are, why they are needed, and the current issues and debates while presenting an overview of the development of women's/gender studies in the West and in Asia. It examines in particular the gradual growth of gender studies in Hong Kong as evidenced in asurvey of the gender courses offered at tertiary institutions. In the light of Western experience and taking into account indigenous conditions, the paper makes recommendations for the development of gender studies in Hong Kong, pointing out that the ultimate goal of such studies is to educate for change — change that will lead to a more balanced society and culture. Policy Implementation in Reform China 一 the Case of Retirement Insurance Occasional Paper No.67(HK$30) China initiated a major restructuring of its retirement insurance programmes in the mid- 1980s because the ever increasing number of retirees was taxing heavily the financial resources of the industrial enterprises. An overhaul of retirement insurance programmes was, moreover, warranted in a climate of market-oriented and property right-centred economic reform. This has resulted in major policy changes from the mid-80s to the mid- 90s. Written by Peter Le Nan-shong and based on a case study of retirement insurance, the paper is concerned with the process of policy implementation in China during the reform era. It examines problems pertaining to the expansion of 'social unified management' from the county and urban district levels to the provincial level, the tension between the provincial jurisdictions and ministerially administered 'systems', the bureaucratic rivalry among ministerial units, and the strain between the local governments and enterprise units. The paper argues that institutional decisions are largely motivated by the desire for broader jurisdiction, greater managerial power, and more financial resources. The resolution of conflicts hinges on administrative measures as much as on mutual adjustments of a political nature. • Personalia • 人事動態 • Personalia • 人事動態 • Personalia • 人事動態 • Personalia • 人事動態 • Personalia • 人事動態•