Abstract
The history of the development of higher education in Cold War Hong Kong was not only a history of Chinese refugee scholars’ promotion of Chinese culture but also a history of the transformation of Hong Kong society. This research focuses on critical educational events which related to the development and the decline of Chinese post-secondary colleges, such as the Education Ordinances in the 1950s, the establishment of The Chinese University of Hong Kong in the early 1960s, the education planning for industrialization in the late 1960s, and the educational transformation for diversified economy in the 1970s. These events show the procedures of American incorporation of Hong Kong higher education institutions. This research will analyze the influence of American Cold War strategies on Hong Kong and explore the complex local reactions.Through studying the history of higher education in Cold War Hong Kong, this research will re-examine Hong Kong post-war history beyond the nationalist narrative.
On the one hand, the nationalist narrative blamed that the coloniality of Hong Kong society was caused by the British Hong Kong government’s colonial bias or hegemonic colonial strategies, which fails to argue the global influence. This research will prove that the coloniality of Hong Kong society was an outcome of the Cold War and the global capitalist system. Hong Kong was an entrepot in the 1950s. In the 1960s, Hong Kong transformed into an industrial center. In the 1970s, Hong Kong returned to an entrepot. However, the great transformation of Hong Kong’s global system is neglected.
This research has an essential value on rediscovering the development of Hong Kong post-war higher education, the complexity of local society, the refactoring of the regional framework, and international relations.
| Date of Award | 20 Jan 2020 |
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| Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
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| Supervisor | Hok Yin CHAN (Supervisor) |