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Housing Policy in Hong Kong from the 1940s to the 1960s
A look at the housing policy in Hong Kong between 1940 to 1960.
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This paper discusses the housing policy in colonial Hong Kong from the 1940s to the 1960s, and notes that these decades were characterized by a radical transformation in the role of the state in the colony's housing markets, moving from a laissez-faire model to a highly interventionist approach. The author argues that while the increasingly interventionist housing policies of Hong Kong's colonial government over this period were flawed in many respects, the policies serve as an example of how housing policy can serve to successfully support economic growth and industrialization in developing world contexts.
Outline:
Introduction
The Challenges of the Hong Kong Setting
The Significance of Colonial Hong Kong's Housing Policy
Hong Kong Colonial Housing Policy: The Critical Juncture
1953: A Watershed in Housing Development
Implications of Hong Kong's Public Housing Policy
Outline:
Introduction
The Challenges of the Hong Kong Setting
The Significance of Colonial Hong Kong's Housing Policy
Hong Kong Colonial Housing Policy: The Critical Juncture
1953: A Watershed in Housing Development
Implications of Hong Kong's Public Housing Policy
From the Paper:
"The topic of housing policy in colonial Hong Kong has been the focus of considerable study by scholars from around the world. This is due, in large part, to the fact that Hong Kong represents an ideal social laboratory within which the complexities of housing policy implementation in a development context can be closely examined. Its narrow geographic area, well-understood variables, together with the existence of accurate and generally accurate state documentation, has allowed scholars to analyze in depth housing policy in the colony, and extrapolate learnings with respect to other contexts in Asia and the developing world. From this perspective, this essay will examine housing policy in Hong Kong from the 1940s to the 1960s, as these decades were characterized by a radical transformation in the role of the state in the colony's housing markets, moving from a laissez-faire model to a highly interventionist approach. As will be argued, while the increasingly interventionist housing policies of Hong Kong's colonial government over this period were flawed in many respects, the policies serve as example of how housing policy can serve to successfully support economic growth and industrialization in developing world contexts."Sample of Sources Used:
- Chan, Daniel and Chan, Albert. "Public Housing Construction in Hong Kong: A Review of its Design and Construction Innovations." Architectural Science Review. 45 (2003), 349-359.
- Drakakis-Smith, David. Housing Provision in Metropolitan Hong Kong. Hong Kong: University of Hong Kong, 1973.
- Jones, Margaret. "Tuberculosis, Housing and the Colonial State: Hong Kong, 1900-1950." Modern Asian Studies. 37:3 (2003), p.653-682.
- La Grange, Adrienne and Pretorius, Frederick. "Private Rental Housing in Hong Kong." Housing Studies. 17:5 (2002), pp.721- 740.
- Lee, James, and Ngai-ming, Yip. "Public Housing and Family Life in East Asia: Housing History and Social Change in Hong Kong, 1953-1990." Journal of Family History. 31:1 (2006), pp.66-82.
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Housing Policy in Hong Kong from the 1940s to the 1960s (2008, June 26)
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"Housing Policy in Hong Kong from the 1940s to the 1960s" 26 June 2008.
Web. 22 March. 2023. <https://www.academon.com/term-paper/housing-policy-in-hong-kong-from-the-1940s-to-the-1960s-105000/>