Yuk-lin Lui. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 1-7 (last gp.)). / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Scope and purpose --- p.1 / Literature Review --- p.3 / Chapter (A) --- Major Approaches In Social Movements --- p.3 / Chapter [1] --- The Resources Mobilization Framework --- p.3 / Chapter [2] --- The political process Model --- p.5 / Chapter -- --- Structure of political Opportunities --- p.5 / Chapter -- --- Organizational Strength --- p.6 / Chapter -- --- Cognitive Liberation --- p.6 / Chapter -- --- Social Control Response to A Movement --- p.7 / Chapter [3] --- The New Social Movement School --- p.9 / Chapter (B) --- The Study of the Feminist Movement in Hong Kong --- p.13 / Methodology --- p.15 / Outline of the Thesis --- p.20 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- The Women's Movement in Hong Kong: A Historical Review / The Women's Movement in Hong Kong: / The Transformation of Women's Collective Identity --- p.1 / The First-wave Women's Movement --- p.7 / Chapter [1] --- The Actors --- p.7 / Chapter [2] --- The Approaches of the Actors --- p.9 / The Second-wave Women's Movement --- p.10 / Chapter [1] --- The proliferation of Women's Concern Groups and the Construction of a New Gender Discourse in the 1980s --- p.10 / Chapter [2] --- The New Wave Movement and Feminism --- p.12 / Chapter [3] --- "Diversification,politicization, Cooperation, and popularization" --- p.16 / Chapter [4] --- The Weak Ideological Orientation of the Movement --- p.18 / Conclusion --- p.20 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- The Awakening --Explaining the Movement in the1980s / Socio-economic Development --- p.1 / Structure of political Opportunities --- p.4 / Chapter [1] --- Government Stance on Women's Issues --- p.5 / Chapter [2] --- The Issue of 1997 --- p.6 / Organizational Strength --- p.9 / Cognitive Liberation --- p.12 / Conclusion --- p.15 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- The Golden Era -- Explaining the Movement in the Early1990s / Socio-economic Development --- p.1 / Structure of political Opportunities --- p.4 / Chapter [1] --- "Direct Elections,party politics, and Women's Issues" --- p.4 / Chapter (a) --- Direct Elections and Women as an Influential Voting Bloc --- p.4 / Chapter (b) --- Theriority Setting of political parties on Women's Issues --- p.9 / Chapter (c) --- The Feminist Consciousness of politicians --- p.11 / Chapter [2] --- Influences of Chinese Government on political Opportunities --- p.13 / Organizational Strength --- p.14 / Chapter [1] --- Declining role of the HKCW --- p.15 / Chapter [2] --- Organizational resources of indigenous feminist groups --- p.16 / Chapter (a) --- Lack of active members and impact of class --- p.16 / Chapter (b) --- Continuous precedence of advocacy over direct organization of grassroots women --- p.17 / Chapter (c) --- Forming coalitions --- p.18 / Chapter (d) --- Reformulation of strategies --- p.20 / Chapter (e) --- Greater grassroots participation --- p.20 / Cognitive Liberation --- p.21 / Social Control Response to the Movement --- p.26 / Limited Achievements in the Early 1990s --- p.35 / Chapter [1] --- Enactment of the SDO --- p.36 / Chapter [2] --- Defeat of the EOB --- p.38 / Conclusion --- p.40 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Further Development Or Decline? / Socio-economic Development --- p.1 / Chapter [1] --- Employment prospects of the middle class women --- p.1 / Chapter [2] --- Employment prospects of the working class women --- p.4 / Structure of political Opportunities --- p.5 / Organizational Strength --- p.9 / Cognitive Liberation --- p.12 / Chapter [1] --- Consciousness-raising of the middle class women --- p.12 / Chapter [2] --- Consciousness-raising of the working class women --- p.13 / Chapter [3] --- Difficulties encountered in both classes --- p.13 / Social Control Response to the Movement --- p.14 / Conclusion --- p.14 / Tables and Figure / Chapter Table 1 --- Details of Interviewees in the Thesis --- p.Chapter 1 /p.17 / Chapter Table 2 --- Women's Concern Groups and Feminist Groups in Hong Kong --- p.Chapter 2 /p.4 / Chapter Table 3 --- Activities Undertaken by Women's Concern Groups and Feminist Groups --- p.Chapter 2 /p.5 / Chapter Table 4 --- Women's Concern Groups in the First-wave Women's Movement and Their Feminist positions --- p.Chapter 2 /p.8 / Chapter Table 5 --- Women's Concern Groups in the Second-wave Women's Movement and Their Feminist positions --- p.Chapter 2 /p.13 / Chapter Table 6 --- Voting Turnout Rates in 1991 District Board Election --- p.Chapter 4/p.6 / Chapter Table 7 --- Voting Turnout Rates in 1991 Urban Council and Regional Council Elections --- p.Chapter 4/p.6 / Chapter Table 8 --- Women's Issues Raised and Discussed in the Legislative Council --- p.Chapter 4 /p.8 / Chapter Table 9 --- rojected Average Annual Employment Growth Rates in Major Industry Groups --- p.Chapter 5 /p.2 / Chapter Figure 1 --- TheP Model of Movement Emergence --- p.Chapter 1/p.8 / Appendix / Chapter Appendix I --- Questionnaire for Feminist Groups and A Women's Group --- p.Appendix /p.1 / Chapter Appendix II --- Contents of the Jointoliticallatform of Women --- p.Appendix /p.5 / Chapter Appendix III --- Contents of the CEDAW --- p.Appendix /p.6 / Chapter Appendix IV --- Composition of the Equal Opportunities Commission --- p.Appendix /p.8 / Chapter Appendix V --- "Voting Records of Legislators on the NTL(E)B, SDB and EOB" --- p.Appendix/p.10 / Chapter (1) --- On NTL(E)B --- p.Appendix /p.10 / Chapter (2) --- On SDB --- p.Appendix /p.12 / Chapter (3) --- On EOB --- p.Appendix /p.14 / Chapter Appendix VI --- "Objectives of the AAF, HKWCC, HKFWC, HKCW, HKWWA, and HKFW" --- p.Appendix/p.16 / Chapter Appendix VII --- Corporate Members of the HKFW --- p.Appendix/p.19 / Chapter Appendix VIII --- Members of the Coalition 1995 --- p.Appendix /p.20 / Bibliography