Government policy and private residential housing market in Hong Kong, 1978-1983

Purpose This study aims to examine Hong Kong’s responses to COVID-19, arguing that Hong Kong’s relatively low infection rate is due to self-discipline of citizens together with the enforcement measures introduced by the government. Design/methodology/approach This study reviewed the government policy announcements and the prevailing scholarly analyses on Hong Kong society during COVID-19. Findings It starts by examining the partial lockdown and control measures since mid-January, and the roles of different government units in enforcement were examined and assessed. Suppression of viral outbreak in Hong Kong should primarily be attributed to the appropriate lockdown and quarantine actions of the government. Originality/value However, outperformance of the frontline professionals and the highly aware, self-disciplined and mutually aided citizens in the community are also the key to the “interim success” by June 2020 in the highly accessible and densely populated city.

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The City's New “Trinity” in Contemporary Shanghai: A Case Study of the Residential Housing Market*

The New Blackwell Companion to the City ◽

10.1002/9781444395105.ch12 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 134-141

Author(s):

Wang Xiaoming ◽

Tyler Rooker

Keyword(s):

Housing Market ◽

Residential Housing

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Don’t Ask, Do(n’t) Tell: Homeschooling in Hong Kong

Asian Journal of Law and Society ◽

10.1017/als.2018.13 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 307-319

Author(s):

Esther ERLINGS

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Government Policy ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Home Education ◽

Colonial Rule ◽

Legal Certainty ◽

Compulsory Schooling ◽

History Of ◽

1997 Handover ◽

The Government

AbstractHong Kong’s history of compulsory schooling (as opposed to education) commenced under colonial rule and has been maintained by the local government following the 1997 Handover. Beyond the exception of “reasonable cause,” homeschooling, or elective home education, is in principle prohibited under the laws of Hong Kong. However, there is evidence of a growing homeschooling community in Hong Kong that relies on loopholes in the law and an apparent de facto government policy to operate. This article sets out the background, legal framework, and homeschooling practice in Hong Kong. It criticizes the current situation from the perspectives of legal certainty and children’s rights. The author suggests that the government should take action to devise clear laws and public policy in relation to elective home education.

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