The world was watching Hong Kong as its sovereignty was returned to China in 1997. Many predicted that it was the doomsday of press freedom in the city. This book provides an up-to-date review of the dynamic relationship between media and political power in the post-handover years.

Joseph M. Chan, Francis L.F. Lee

Media and Politics in Post-Handover Hong Kong: An Introduction Joseph M. Chan and Francis L.F. Lee 1. Strategic Interaction, Cultural Co-Orientation, and Press Freedom in Hong Kong Francis L.F. Lee 2. Political Economy of Hong Kong Media: Producing a Hegemonic Voice Anthony Y.H. Fung 3. Professionalism, Politics, and the Market Force: Survey Studies of Hong Kong Journalists 1996-2006 Clement Y.K. So and Joseph M. Chan 4. Negotiating Local and National Identifications: Hong Kong Identity Surveys 1996-2006 Eric K.W. Ma and Anthony Y.H. Fung 5. Constructing and Contesting the "Order" Imagery in Media Discourse - Implications for Civil Society in Hong Kong Agnes S. Ku 6. The HKSAR Government's PR Sense and Sensibility - A Case Analysis of Her Crisis Management in SARS Betty K.M. Lee 7. Media and Large-Scale Pro-Democracy Demonstrations in Post-Handover Hong Kong Joseph M. Chan and Francis L.F. Lee