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Collaborative Planning in an Undemocratic Setting: What Can We Learn from a Short-Lived Experiment in Hong Kong?

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Title: Collaborative Planning in an Undemocratic Setting: What Can We Learn from a Short-Lived Experiment in Hong Kong?
Authors: Ng, Mee Kam1 (AUTHOR) meekng@cuhk.edu.hk
Source: Planning Theory & Practice. May2025, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p223-232. 10p.
Subjects: Communication planning, Civil society, Reforms, Hongkongers, Coalitions, Cooperation, Totalitarianism
Geographic Terms: Victoria Harbor (China), Hong Kong (China)
Abstract: At the turn of the millennium, Hong Kong had a collaborative planning experiment inspired by Healey's communicative planning approach. The executive-led government, facing challenges from the Asian financial crisis and a collapsed property market, had to halt harbour reclamation following a court ruling. Subsequently, the government agreed to a civil society initiative to establish a tripartite partnership involving public, private and civil society sectors to collaboratively re-design the Victoria Harbourfront. The experiment was short-lived because the political landscape quickly reinforced the dominant undemocratic governance culture. Nevertheless, it demonstrated that transformative changes are still possible in a top-down mode of governance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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