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100			_aChui, Ernest W.T.
245			_aFrom colony to SAR: advocacy planning in the executive-led polity of Hong Kong
260			_c1998
300			_ap.173-202
362			_aDec
520			_aIn 1997, Hong Kong underwent a momentus transfer of sovereignty. The new SAR government inherited from its colonial predecessor a political and administrative structure characterized by bureaucratic dominance which makes it very difficult for advocacy planning to flourish. A pioneer study was conducted of a sample of professional planners to investigate their role perceptions and performance, and their inclination to adopt advocacy planning. Results reveal that the respondents were ambivalent in their understanding and orientation to advocacy planning. Planners were largely confused about what constitutes the "public interest". Since they adopted a technocratic role perception and a conservative stance towards planning for social equity, they only recognized superficially the role of citizen participation, and had a rather negative perception of the ability of the territory's ascending political representatives to participate in planning. They were cautious about the prospects for advocacy planning in Hong Kong and were pessimistic concerning the post-1997 planning environment. - Reproduced
650			_aEconomic planning - Hong Kong
650			_aEconomic planning
700			_aKam, Ng Mee
773			_aAsian Journal of Public Administration
909			_a49148
999			_c49148 _d49148