The struggle for democracy in Hong Kong, a sub-national hybrid regime: How it affects the rule of law, strategies for political repression, and democr

香港在中国身上有着特殊的地位，因为它在公民自由、司法独立和在世界舞台上表演的能力方面享有高度自治。这要归功于《中英联合声明》和香港小宪法《基本法》。《联合声明》概述了在2047年之前以一国两制模式管理香港的情况。从一开始，人们就对香港的司法独立感到担忧，因为北京方面既限制了地方法院的管辖权，又掌握着终审权，并呼吁民主改革，这体现在民主派和进展缓慢的政府之间的斗争中，这两个方面自1997年以来都在香港的发展中发挥了关键作用。香港一直被称为次国家混合政权，一个拥有更大主权的政权，既有民主元素，也有威权元素。混合政权经历了北京过去使用过的独特的政治压制，但次国家混合政权经历了一套不同的、鲜有人探索的政治压制策略。香港通过与中国的关系，特别行政区的地位，以及在世界舞台上的地位，提供了一个独特的案例。该项目旨在调查这些策略与混合政权有何不同，这些策略如何反映北京方面对其半威权国家内民主的容忍，以及通过北京方面的最终解释，法治是得到了维护还是受到了破坏。

Hong Kong has a special standing in China as it enjoys a high degree of autonomy in terms of civilliberties, independent judiciary and ability to act on the world stage. This is due to the Sino-British JointDeclaration, a joint document outlining the running of Hong Kong using a One Country Two Systemsmodel until 2047, and the Basic Law, Hong Kong's mini-constitution. From the very beginning there havebeen concerns over Hong Kong's judicial independence as Beijing both restricts the jurisdiction of localcourts and holds power of final adjudication, and calls for democratic reform embodied in the ongoingstruggle between democratic camps and the government with slow progress, both of which have playedkey roles in Hong Kong's development since 1997. Hong Kong has been dubbed a sub-national hybridregime, a regime under a larger sovereignty with both democratic and authoritarian elements. Hybridregimes experience unique political repressions which Beijing has used in the past, but sub-nationalhybrid regimes experience a different, little-explored set of political repression strategies. Hong Kongprovides a unique case through its relationship with China, status as a Special Administrative Region, andstanding on the world stage. This project seeks to investigate how these strategies differ from hybridregimes, how these tactics reflect Beijing's tolerance towards democracy within its semi-authoritarianstate, and whether the rule of law has been upheld or undermined through Beijing's final interpretations.