Tsui, Sing Yan Eric. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-145). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Concern on State-Business Relations / Introduction: Political Debates on State-Business Relations / Theorietical Debates on State-Business Relations / Cipher State Models / Guardian State Models / Partisan State Models / Theories on Hong Kong´ةs Situation / Synarchy and Administrative Absorption / Boundary Politics and Bureaucratic Politics / Overview / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Power and Network / The Problem of Power / Dahl and his Critics / Power and Networks / "Power, Brokerage and Closure" / Centrality and Power / Lessons from Social Capital Studies / Brokerage and Closure as Indicators of Power / Conclusions / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Methodology and Research Design / Concepts of the Study / Data Collection and Research Design / Executive Council as Decision Making Network / Measuring Social Linkages / "Measuring Brokerage, Closure and Power" / Assessing the Business Community / Comparing State and Business Power / Chapter Chapter 4. --- Research Findings / The Network of Executive Councilors / The Network of HSIC firms / HSIC firms´ةs representative in Executive Council / Comparing the Power of the State and Prominent Business / Summary of Findings / Chapter Chapter 5. --- State-Business Relations from 1982 to 1988: On the Edge of Transformations / Findings in the Period / Events in the Period / The Problem of Political Future / Beijing-Business Relations / Localization of the Business Community / Impacts of the Events / Impacts from the role of Sovereigns / Impacts from Localization of the Business Sector / Summary / Chapter Chapter 6. --- State-Business Relations from 1989 to 1996: Transition and Transformations / Findings in the Period / Events in the Period / Changes in British Policy / The Strengthening of Beijing-Business Alliance / Impacts of the Events / The Pushing Effect of London´ةs Policies / The Pulling and Fragmenting Effect by Beijing / Summary / Chapter Chapter 7. --- State Business Relations from 1997 to 2005: From Fragmentation to Disarticulation / Findings in the Period / Events in the Period / Business Invasion and the Decline of the State / Principal Official Accountability System: The Heffalump Trap / Analysis of Findings and Events / Business Sector: A Disunited and Incompetent Ally / Administrative Officers: The Ultimate Survivor / Summary / Chapter Chapter 8. --- Prospects: State-Business Relations in Post-Tung Hong Kong / Dominance of Administrative Officers / Transformations Expected in the Future / Weakening of Bureaucratic Networks / Increasing Public Demands / The Path Towards Democracy / Prepare for the Future / Expansion of Political Appointments / Business Sector and Electoral Politics / State-Business Relations after Political Reform / Chapter Chapter 9. --- Conclusions / Conclusion of the Findings / Significance of the Study / Limitations of the Study / Prospects of Political Network Studies / "Appendix 1. Sociograms of Executive Councilors,1982-2005" / "Appendix 2. Flow Betweenness, Brokerage, Closure and Power Index Score of Executive Councilors,1982-2005" / Appendix 3. Sociograms of Firms with their stocks listed as Hang Seng Index Component / "Appendix 4. Flow Betweenness, Brokerage, Closure and Prominence of HSIC firms" / Appendix 5. Representatives of HSIC firms in Executive Council / Appendix 6. Prominent HSIC firms and their Representatives in Executive Council / "Appendix 7. Social Linkages between Executive Councilors,1982-2005" / Appendix 8. List of directors in the boards of HSIC firms