Social Transformations in Chinese Societies: Volume 15 Issue 1

Exploring changes of governance discourse of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China: A historical approach

Hui-Wen Deng, Kwok Wah Cheung

The National People’s Congress (NPC) of People’s Republic of China, the highest organ of state power, is popularly seen as a rubber-stamp entity. However, it has been…

Cross-border to Taiwan but not China: The decision-making mechanism of Hong Kong students pursuing higher education in Taiwan

Wai Ching Choy, Pui Yan Flora Lau

This study aims to find out why some students from Hong Kong (HK) consider higher education in Taiwan, rather than in China or elsewhere. It also attempts to build a…

Chinese civic education being globalised: What changes have been made in civic education curriculum in China, Hong Kong and Macao

Yudan Shi, Eric King Man Chong, Baihe Li

The purpose of this paper is to compare the curriculum developments of civic education in three emerging Chinese societies: China and two Special Administrative Regions of Hong…

Moving between wage work and retirement – the commitment to wage work in later life in Hong Kong

Yeuk Mui May Tam, Kam Wah Chan, Ka Man Lo

Relatively few studies about retirement transition examine economies, where a public pension system is absent. This paper aims to fill this gap in the literature.