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Lessons from a Diplomatic Life

Marshall P. Adair

2012

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4 The Last International City: Hong Kong (August 1981–June 1984) S. 69-96

„… only two cities on theplanet that were more international than national: Beirut and Hong Kong—places …” „… was also, of course, the Hong KongJockey Club, founded in 1884 to promote horse racing and endowed a …” „… world. In Hong Kong,our chapter was organized by some British military and Hong Kong govern-ment …”

5 The Middle Kingdom: Beijing (August 1984–June 1986) S. 97-118

„… . Chinese statistics treated those shipments as exports to Hong Kong,not to the United States. American …” „… . However, after those three years in Hong Kong it was clearto me that I was not even scratching the surface …” „… andinteracted with all of our hosts.After about a year, Ginger and I flew to Hong Kong for a few days. As …”

Preface S. i-xvi

„… ) 434 The Last International City: Hong Kong (August 1981–June 1984) 695 The Middle Kingdom: Beijing …” „… it, however, without another source ofencouragement. After spending several years in Hong Kong and …” „… current and past world cultures.Over the years we have visited him regularly in Hong Kong and Shang-hai …”

7 Flower Pepper and Buttered Tea: Chengdu (February 1990—July 1992) S. 143-176

„… they took off, I called the manager of McDonald’s in Hong Kong,explained the situation, and asked if …” „… in Hong Kong, I came to value highly the knowledge and judgment ofsome of our Chinese staff. They …” „… access.At one point I made a trip down to Hong Kong and asked the AmericanChamber of Commerce there, with …”

6 Where “the Dawn Comes Up like Thunder”: Rangoon (August 1988–January 1990) S. 119-142

„… Hong Kong.Most Burmese men become monks for a period of time—like men inother cultures become soldiers …” „… carried it with us as hand luggage (the heaviest hand luggage I haveever traveled with) and flew to Hong …” „… Kong, where we gave it to someonewho undertook to recreate the body. He found a highly skilled and …”

Coda S. 221-230

„… individuals can make a noticeable difference. Isaw that in both Hong Kong and Bosnia. We have to exercise …”

3 Introduction to China: Taipei (August 1980–July 1981) S. 43-68

„… government authority.7. Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. …” „… Confucius’s birthday on September 28. There is a kong-miao (孔廟 “Confucian temple”) in downtown Taipei that was …” „… directions) withouteliciting even one honk of protest.Over the years I have come to see Confucius (孔夫子 Kong …”

1 First Assignment: Paris (August 1972–June 1974) S. 1-22

„… is—hands down—the planet’s most beautifulcity. Cape Town, Hong Kong, and Vancouver have spectacular natural …”

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Economic Governance and the Challenge of Flexibility in East Asia

Frederic C. Deyo (ed.), Richard F. Doner (ed.), Eric Hershberg (ed.)

2002

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Chapter 2. Flexibility under Unorganized Industrialism? The Experience of Industrial Restructuring in Hong Kong S. 55-78

„… , the garment industry is less likely to upgrade its technology, is more restricted to Hong Kong-based …” „… ). Two major factors explain why garment manufacturing remains relatively Hong Kong-based. First, whereas …” „… subcontractors across the border. A Hong Kong-based production strategy is losing its attractiveness. The case of …”

Chapter 3. Governance and Flexibility: The East Asian Garment Industry S. 79-106

„… . More specifically, we compare the strategies adopted by South Korean and Hong Kong-based overseas …” „… Ltd., a Hong Kong-based sourcing company, in Hong Kong, you are paying for getting exactly what you …” „… of Hong Kong-based firms, then turn to a discussion of those based in Korea. Achieving Industrial …”

Conclusion. Network Governance, Flexibility, and Development amid Crisis S. 217-228

„… flexibility (Hong Kong or 220 Conclusion Korean garment producers, machine tool firms in Malaysia's Kelang …” „… position in the Thai auto industry as compared to the decline of Hong Kong clothing producers. In each of …” „… in the Kelang Valley and garment producers in Hong Kong had much greater difficulty because they …”

Index S. 229-240

„… Area (AFTA), 2 Asian economic crisis, 1, 2, 11, 192, 217-19, 224-25; impact on Hong Kong, 74-75; impact …” „… , 192, 217-19, 224-25; impact on Hong Kong, 74-75; impact on Malaysia, 173; impact on Singapore, 214 …” „… , 86-94; in Hong Kong, 60-64,79-80,83-84,87-88, 94-96, 222; in Indonesia, 96; in South Korea, 79-80 …”

About the Contributors S. 241

„… . Stephen W. K. Chiu is a professor of sociology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Frederic C. Deyo is …” „… of Hong Kong. Rajah Rasiah is professor at the Institute of Malaysian and International Studies …”

Introduction: Economic Governance and Flexible Production in East Asia S. 1-32

„… by Lui and Chiu notes the tendency for Hong Kong clothing manufacturers to respond to growing …” „… the way in which cost-based strategies of Hong Kong firms may preclude subsequent, more dynamic …” „… innovation or product development under Hong Kong's "disorganized," market-governed capitalism. Similarly …”

Preface S. i-vi

„… in Hong Kong 55 Tai Lok Lui and Stephen WK. Chiu 3 Governance and Flexibility: The East Asian Garment …”

Chapter 4. Dynamic Flexibility and Sectoral Governance in the Thai AutoIndustry: The Enclave Problem S. 107-136

„… Sectoral Governance in the Thai Auto Industry 135 Far Eastern Economic Review (Hong Kong). Various issues …” „… Engineering Department, Mr. Peng Hong Jian; and the production manager in charge of quality control programs …”

Chapter 1. Sources of Success in Uncertain Markets: The Taiwanese Footwear Industry S. 33-54

„… , primarily Taiwan and secondarily Hong Kong. Payless ShoeSource has its Asian headquarters in Taiwan and …”

Chapter 7. Flexible Production, High-Tech Commodities, and Public Policies: The Hard Disk Drive Industry in Singapore S. 191-216

„… ) Maxtor (1994) PCBA from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore Heads from U.S., Malaysia, and Thailand Disks …”

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Labour Organising under Authoritarian Regimes

Claire Ceruti (ed.)

Series: Labor and Globalization

Volume 26 2022

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Christopher Siu Tat Mung Chapter 4. Hong Kong labour movement under totalitarian rule: oppression, resistance and anti-politics S. 27-32

„… the working class in Hong Kong.The politics of anti-politics: new forms of resistance movementUnder …” „… Christopher Siu Tat MungChapter 4. Hong Kong labour movement under totalitarian rule: oppression …” „… , resistance and anti-politicsOn 1 July 2020, the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China, Beijing …”

Kaye Liang, Elaine Sio-ieng Hui Chapter 11. Movement-oriented labour NGOs in China S. 71-76

„… also compelled the Hong Kong government to enact the National Security Law in June 2020. This law …” „… actions that advocate for Hong Kong independence or call for other countries to take actions considered …” „… harmful to the city. The increasingly repressive political and legal environments in Hong Kong have …”

Frank Hoffer Chapter 17. Facing authoritarian regimes S. 113-122

„… Frank HofferChapter 17. Facing authoritarian regimes1From Hong Kong, Yangon, Istanbul, Moscow …” „… change? However, that is not the case in Hong Kong, Yangon, Moscow, Beijing or Minsk. People are …” „… . Should freedom in Hong Kong and the rights of Muslim minorities take priority over business interests or …”

Contributors’ biographies S. 123-124

„… S.T. Mung is the executive director of the Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor, which is a newly …” „… established UK-based NGO. Before relocating to the UK, he was the chief executive of the Hong Kong …”

Claire Ceruti Chapter 1. Introduction S. 9-12

„… the compass: eSwatini and Zimbabwe, Philippines and Myanmar, Hong Kong and China, Russia and Belarus …” „… concept of anti-politics to frame the forcible dissolution of trade unions in Hong Kong in the face of the …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-8

„… Christopher Siu Tat MungChapter 4. Hong Kong labour movement under totalitarian rule: oppression, resistance …”

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Studying Japan

Nora Kottmann (ed.), Cornelia Reiher (ed.)

2020

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Lynne Y. Nakano 3.1 Developing a comparative study: Single women in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai S. 88-90

„… Developing a comparative study: Single women in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai Lynne Y. Nakano Soon …” „… after arriving in Hong Kong in the mid-1990s, I enrolled in Cantonese language courses at the Chinese …” „… full-time in Hong Kong. Their actions contradicted the literature on Japan at that time, which stated that …”

Kaori Okano Chapter 3 How to organise research: Research designs S. 78-87

„… Lynne Nakano’s study (see this chapter, Ch. 3.1), which compares single women in Tokyo, Hong Kong and …” „… in 1984 (Tobin et al. 1991) and 2002. Nakano’s project on single women in Tokyo, Hong Kong and …” „… women in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai (at the immediate and specific level). By comparing the findings …”

Kay Shimizu 3.3 The universe of cases: Agricultural cooperatives in Japan as a case study S. 95-101

„… , Lynne (2016a): Single women and the transition to marriage in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo. In: Asian …” „… cities: Views from single women in Shanghai, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. In: Zheng, Tiantian (ed.): Cultural …”

Notes on contributors S. 480-501

„… Associate Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research explores how global capitalism …” „… of single women in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo. She is currently conducting research on special …” „… realities is forthcoming (Routledge, 2020). Lynne Y. Nakano is Professor at The Chinese University of Hong …”

Karen Shire 5.2 Transnational research in Japan Studies—an oxymoron? Studying cross-border labour mobility in globalising Japanese production organisations S. 146-150

„… case, where we contacted a trade union organisation in Hong Kong, the contact checked back with …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-18

„… Kaori Okano Developing a comparative study: Single women in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai …”

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European Union Identity

Jessica Bain (ed.), Martin Holland (ed.)

Series: Transformation, Development, and Regionalization in Greater Asia

Volume 1 2007

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Kenneth Ka-Lok Chan The Visibility of the EU in Hong Kong under “One Country, Two Systems” S. 105-126

„… leaders or officials concerning EU—Hong Kong—China relations tend to be under-reported in the Hong Kong …” „… PART III: Perceptions of EU Identity 107 The Visibility of the EU in Hong Kong under “One …” „… International Studies Hong Kong Baptist University Introduction In July 2005, the President of the European …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 2-8

„… Hong Kong under “One Country, Two Systems” 107 CHAPTER 7 Katrina Stats An Elephant in the …”

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