Tsang Chun Wing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [98-103]). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgement --- p.i / Abbreviations --- p.ii / List of tables and figures --- p.iii / Chapter Chapter One --- Introduction --- p.1 / Plan of the Dissertation --- p.3 / Chapter Chapter Two --- Demonstrating The Electoral Decline --- p.5 / The Changing Hong Kong Electorate --- p.5 / The Electoral Decline of DP --- p.10 / Aggregate vs. Individual Changes --- p.14 / The DP Voters --- p.19 / Chapter Chapter Three --- Explaining The Electoral Decline: Hints From Literature --- p.29 / Electoral Change in Western Democracies --- p.29 / Factors of Voting Behavior --- p.35 / Voting Behavior Studies in Hong Kong --- p.41 / Chapter Chapter Four --- Explaining The Electoral Decline: A Speculation --- p.48 / Societal Changes in Hong Kong --- p.49 / Political Attitudes --- p.54 / Hypothesis --- p.64 / Chapter Chapter Five --- Explaining The Electoral Decline: Testing The Hypothesis --- p.65 / Measurement of Variables --- p.65 / Findings: Bivariate Analysis --- p.71 / Findings: Multivariate Analysis --- p.75 / Chapter Chapter Six --- Conclusion --- p.83 / The Electoral Decline of DP: The Story in Summary --- p.83 / Limitations --- p.87 / At the End --- p.93 / Bibliography --- p.98