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On the eve of the 1997 transfer of sovereignty from GB to the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong is suffering from the dearth & ineffectiveness of political leaders. The factors contributing to this dilemma are the: (1) nature of colonial governance, (2) character of the Chinese community, (3) institutional features of the local social-political system, (4) conflicting & discontinuous leadership policies of the Chinese & British governments, & (5) erratic & elusive popular support for the leaders. The major overall effects of these factors are: (A) multiple channels of leader recruitment, (B) inadequacy of these channels for the cultivation of strong leaders, (C) division & instability of political leadership, (D) dependence of leaders on political patronage from above, & (E) individualized leadership behavior.

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)

Der Autor befaßt sich mit den Bestimmungs- bzw. Einflußfaktoren sowie mit den Entwicklungstrends und -perspektiven des zukünftigen politischen Systems Hongkongs für den Zeitraum bis 1997 und danach. Im besonderen diskutiert der Verfasser die Frage der politischen Machtverteilung und die Funktion der "Regierungskoalition" (gemeint ist die politische "Allianz" der "strategischen" politischen und sozioökonomischen Eliten Hongkongs) als extra-konstitutioneller Machtfaktor im politischen System Hongkongs. (BIOst-Klk)

Hong Kong's postwar economic "miracle" has been sustained by a minimally integrated social-political system, the two constituent parts of which are a laissez-faire bureaucracy and a "self-sufficient," atomistic Chinese society. Until recently, this system has operated to keep politically salient issues to a manageable minimum. Secular, asymmetrical changes, however, have opened up cracks in the system; their disruptive effects have become increasingly visible. Because of its overly rapid economic growth, the organizational fabric of the Chinese society has worn away, making it more dependent on the government for need satisfaction. Together with the administrative imperatives befitting a complex industrial society, this dependence furthers the emergence of a professionalized and expanded bureaucracy. The problem of linkage between the government and the Chinese society is aggravated by the inadequacy of existing intermediary devices. As a result, a new style of politics is emerging in Hong Kong, reflecting its troubled structural conditions.