作者簡介

Christine Loh stepped down from the Hong Kong Legislative Council in 2000 in order to found Civic Exchange, a non-profit public policy think tank. Christine Loh’s work on public policy is well-known in Hong Kong and she writes extensively for local and international publications. More information about Civic Exchange is available at http//www.civic-exchange.org

• PREFACE　Christine Loh(第xvii頁)
• ABOUT THE AUTHORS(第xix頁)
• INTRODUCTION　Christine Loh(第1頁)
  • SCNPC Decision 2004(第1頁)
  • Research challenge(第2頁)
  • FCs versus GCs(第3頁)
  • ‘Balanced’ or skewed participation？(第4頁)
  • Dispassionate assessment(第5頁)
  • Transparency and corporate voting(第7頁)
  • Accountable to whom？(第8頁)
  • Preserving capitalism(第8頁)
  • Design to thwart legislative initiative(第9頁)
  • Election Committee and its subsectors(第10頁)
  • Chapter organisation(第12頁)
• CHAPTER 1 Government and business alliance：Hong Kong’s functional constituencies　Christine Loh(第19頁)
  • Introduction(第19頁)
  • Background(第20頁)
  • Complexity of colonial rule(第21頁)
  • Politics of appointment(第28頁)
  • Hong Kong’s colonial governing formula(第31頁)
  • Selection of the post-colonial elites and setting of the HKSAR economic policies in the Basic Law(第32頁)
  • Tung’s policies 1997－2005(第34頁)
  • Functional constituencies and electoral reform(第36頁)
  • Concluding observations(第38頁)
• CHAPTER 2 Business friendly and politically convenient－the historical role of functional constituencies　Leo F. Goodstadt(第41頁)
  • A colonial legacy(第41頁)
  • In the absence of democracy(第42頁)
  • Defeating democracy(第44頁)
  • Bowing to business(第45頁)
  • In search of safety(第46頁)
  • In fear of friends(第47頁)
  • Political paranoia(第49頁)
  • A loss of nerve(第50頁)
  • Populism without democracy(第52頁)
  • Repackaging the past(第54頁)
  • Post-colonial crisis(第55頁)
  • ‘Sun-lit democracy’(第56頁)
CHAPTER 3 Privileged to vote：Inequalities and anomalies of the FC system　Simon N.M. Young and Anthony Law(第59頁)
• Introduction(第59頁)
• The functional constituency system(第60頁)
• The functional constituency electorate(第81頁)
• Summary of findings and conclusions(第103頁)
CHAPTER 4 Elected by the elite：Functional constituency legislators and elections　Simon N.M. Young(第111頁)
• Introduction(第111頁)
• Functional constituency legislators(第112頁)
• Functional constituency elections(第133頁)
• Summary of findings and conclusions(第136頁)
CHAPTER 5 The legal status of functional constituencies　Gladys Li and Nigel Kat(第143頁)
• The Basic Law(第143頁)
• The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights(第144頁)
• The way forward(第150頁)
• Summary(第150頁)
• Annex(第152頁)
CHAPTER 6 Comparative profiles and attitudes of FC voters versus GC voters in the 2004 LegCo election campaign　Michael E. DeGolyer(第155頁)
• Executive summary(第155頁)
• Unfairness and its effects(第156頁)
• Methods and meaning(第159頁)
• Characteristics of FCs and GCs(第163頁)
• Attitudinal characteristics of GCs and FCs(第172頁)
• Annex(第191頁)
CHAPTER 7 The dynamics of social policy making in Hong Kong：The role of functional representatives（1998－2004）　Rowena Y.F. Kwok and Chow Chiu Tak(第199頁)
• Overview(第199頁)
• Introduction(第200頁)
• Part I. Quantitative study：FR participation in social policy deliberations and decisions(第203頁)
• Part II. Qualitative study：Case studies on FR participation in social policy deliberations and decisions(第219頁)
• Part III. Conclusion(第262頁)
CHAPTER 8 The contribution of the functional constituencies to economic policy in Hong Kong, 2000–2004　Tony Latter(第265頁)
• Introduction and summary(第265頁)
• Aims and methodology(第266頁)
• Findings(第267頁)
• Impact on policy(第272頁)
• Closing remarks(第273頁)
• Annex(第274頁)
CHAPTER 9 Non-positive interventionism：How functional constituencies distort the free market　Jake van der Kamp and Carine Lai(第283頁)
• Introduction(第283頁)
• Challenging assumptions(第285頁)
• How the FCs don’t work(第290頁)
• Free market－or not？(第292頁)
• Economic development or corporate welfare？(第297頁)
• FCs distort town planning(第303頁)
• Transport policy(第306頁)
• Conclusion(第308頁)
CHAPTER 10 ‘One person, one vote’：The US electoral system and the functional constituencies　The Association of the Bar of the City of New York(第311頁)
• Introduction(第311頁)
• The US electoral system in the context of Hong Kong’s electoral debate(第313頁)
• Representative democracy in the United States(第314頁)
• Functional constituencies and the one person, one vote principle in Hong Kong(第320頁)
• Conclusion：The Basic Law, the rule of law and democracy－guarantees for stability and prosperity in Hong Kong(第321頁)
CONCLUSION Functional constituencies：The way forward　Christine Loh(第325頁)
• Quality of government(第325頁)
• Democratic characteristics(第325頁)
• Economic inequalities, political tension and ‘good government’(第326頁)
• Hong Kong and political legitimacy(第326頁)
• Executive-led government(第327頁)
• Political structures and legislatures(第328頁)
• Good for capitalism and social stability？(第329頁)
• Functional elections and the middle class(第330頁)
• A devil’s bargain？(第331頁)
• Trade-offs and design goals(第331頁)
• ‘Not acceptable’ to Beijing(第332頁)
• Civic Exchange’s proposal(第333頁)
• Election process(第338頁)
• Conclusion(第339頁)
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS(第341頁)
NOTES FOR CHAPTERS(第343頁)
• Notes to Introduction(第343頁)
• Notes to Chapter 1(第345頁)
• Notes to Chapter 2(第355頁)
• Notes to Chapter 3(第360頁)
• Notes to Chapter 4(第367頁)
• Notes to Chapter 5(第372頁)
• Notes to Chapter 6(第373頁)
• Notes to Chapter 7(第375頁)
• Notes to Chapter 8(第381頁)
• Notes to Chapter 9(第381頁)
• Notes to Chapter 10(第385頁)
• Notes to Conclusion(第389頁)