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Tradition and local politics: the village representative election controversy in Po Toi O and Ping Shan, Hong Kong.

Cheng Ying-shuet. / Thesis submitted in: November 2003. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [199]-[201]). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.1 / Acknowledgement --- p.ii / Note for Transliteration --- p.ii / Chapter Chapter 1 - --- Introduction --- p.1 / Background of the Research --- p.1 / Review of Literature --- p.11 / Purposes of the Research --- p.18 / The Field Sites --- p.23 / Methodology --- p.26 / Figures 1.1-110 --- p.34 / Chapter Chapter 2 - --- The Lease of the New Territories --- p.42 / The Establishment of the Heung Yee Kuk --- p.44 / Map 21 --- p.50 / Figures 21 --- p.51 / Chapter Chapter 3 - --- Backgrounds of Po Toi 0 and Ping Shan --- p.52 / Po Toi O Village in Sai Kung --- p.53 / Chapter (A) --- Social Setting --- p.53 / Chapter (B) --- Political Setting --- p.58 / Ping Shan in Yuen Long --- p.64 / Chapter (A) --- Social Setting --- p.65 / Chapter (B) --- Political Setting --- p.67 / Figures 3.1 -36 --- p.81 / Map 31 --- p.86 / Chapter Chapter 4 - --- The Composition of Villages and Its Members --- p.87 / The Situation in Po Toi O Village in Sai Kung --- p.89 / Chapter (A) --- Marriage Between Indigenous and Non-indigenous Villagers --- p.92 / Chapter (B) --- Economic Benefits Tying Up Villagers --- p.98 / Chapter (C) --- Cultural Activities Banging Villagers Together --- p.106 / The Situation of Ping Shan in Yuen Long --- p.114 / Chapter (A) --- "Indigenous Identity Separating ""Insiders"" and ""Outsiders""" --- p.115 / Chapter (B) --- Solidarity in Ancestor Worship --- p.122 / Po Toi O and Ping Shan As Communities without Visible Boundary --- p.127 / Chapter Chapter 5 - --- "The Interpretations of ""Traditional Rights´ح" --- p.131 / Rural Affairs in the New Territories --- p.132 / Chapter (A) --- Rural Committees and Village Representative System --- p.134 / The Contradicting Roles of Village Representatives --- p.143 / Chapter (A) --- The Conflicts in Po Toi O Village of Sai Kung --- p.144 / Chapter (B) --- The Arguments of the Indigenous Villages in Ping Shan --- p.164 / Map 51 --- p.184 / Figures 5.1-54 --- p.185 / Chapter Chapter 6 - --- Conclusion --- p.187 / The Role of Village Representatives in Different Villages --- p.191 / "The ""Indigenous"" and ""Non-indigenous"" Identity" --- p.193 / "The ""Tradition"" and ""Traditional Rights""" --- p.194

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324748
Date January 2004
ContributorsCheng, Ying-shuet., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Anthropology.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, ii, 198, [3] leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, Po Toi O (Hong Kong, China), Ping Shan (Hong Kong, China)
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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