Urban Regime and POSPD Development in Hong Kong

The dissertation is to explore public open space in private development (POSPD) in Hong Kong as well as the relationship with the urban regime. Through studying the land system and the composition of urban regime in Hong Kong, the characteristics of POSPD development and relevant policies are analyzed to illustrate how different members of the urban regime are connected in terms of interests in the process of POSPD development. I find that the POSPD policy learnt from New York City has been transferred from public-interest-oriented to profit-oriented because the urban regime in Hong Kong has a common interest in land development. In addition, I also find that there is an emerging grassroots anti-growth coalition mainly led by the post-80s generations who are becoming more and more active in the development of POSPD in recent years. By researching the reasons why the anti-growth coalition emerged, the trend of urban regime transition is elaborated. Last but not least, some suggestions at different levels are brought forward.