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

香港在中国有着特殊的地位，因为它在公民自由、独立司法和在世界舞台上采取行动的能力方面享有高度自治。这要归功于《中英联合声明》，这份联合文件概述了香港在2047年之前使用一国两制模式的管理，以及香港的小宪法《基本法》。从一开始，人们就对香港的司法独立感到担忧，因为北京既限制了地方法院的司法管辖权，又拥有终审权，并呼吁民主改革，这体现在民主阵营与政府之间的持续斗争中，进展缓慢，这两者都对1997年以来的香港发展起到了关键作用。香港被称为一个次国家混合政权，一个在更大的主权下的政权，既有民主又有独裁的成分。混合政权经历了北京过去使用过的独特的政治镇压，但次国家混合政权经历了不同的，很少探索的政治镇压策略。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。本项目旨在调查这些策略与混合政权的不同之处，这些策略如何反映北京在其半威权国家内对民主的容忍，以及北京的最终解释是否维护或破坏了法治。

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.