Institutions without leaders: the Hong Kong Chinese view of political leadership

In: Pacific affairs, Band 63, Heft 2, S. 191-209

Abstract

Hong Kong possesses an institutional structure which exercises political leadership functions and which is generally trusted by the people. It fails, however, to produce a group of trusted political leaders. The trust that Hong Kong Chinese have in the leadership of their political institutions is diffuse, though institutions closely associated with the colonial government enjoy a moderately higher level of trust. The general acceptance of the existing of non-democratic institutions, however, has impeded the rise of indigenous political leadership and engendered an idiosyneratic view of democracy. The views of Hong Kong Chinese regarding political leadership are analysed in this article. (DÜI-Sen)