Urban Regime and POSPD Development in Hong Kong.
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In this thesis,the relationship between the urban regime and POSPD development in Hong Kong is the main subject. In the first part,the structure of the urban regime in Hong Kong is categorized into four types: core government,quasi-governmental organization,private sector and new class. Each members falling in such types is explored in terms of the power it owns,the resource it owns and the influence it has upon policy-making. As the linkage of the common interest of the members within the urban regime,the land leasehold system and its administrative authorities are elaborated and analyzed. In the second part,the overall POSPD development in Hong Kong is researched in terms of development history,typology,production mechanism and related ordinances and regulations. Based on the statistical analysis,the characteristics of POSPD development can been seen. To be more particular,four cases of POSPD development are selected for more detailed investigation. From the analysis of the four cases,the influence of the current urban regime upon POSPD policy-making and the tension between the interest groups inside and outside the regime can been illustrated clearly. In the third part,how different members within the urban regime are connected in terms of common interests in the process of POSPD development and why POSPD development matters for them are further explored. And I come to the conclusion that POSPD policy learnt from New York City has been transferred from public-interest-oriented to profit-oriented. In addition,interestingly,I find that there is an emerging grassroots anti-growth coalition mainly led by the post-80s generations who are becoming more and more active in the development of POSPD in recent years. The reasons why the anti-growth coalition emerged are explained economically and socially and the trend of urban regime transition is elaborated. Last,some suggestions at different levels are brought forward.