Police powers and accountability in China and Hong Kong: a comparative perspective. Issue 3 (30th September 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chan, Ray
• Is Part Of: Asian education and development studies. Volume 3:Issue 3(2014)
• Page Start: 243
• Page End: 252
• Publication Date: 2014-09-30
• Subjects: Education -- Social aspects -- Asia -- Periodicals; Education -- Economic aspects -- Asia -- Periodicals; Education -- Asia -- Periodicals; 370.95
• DOI: 10.1108/AEDS-08-2014-0036
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2046-3162

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x content-type="archive" xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Purpose</title> <p> – The purpose of this paper is to study police powers and accountability from a comparative perspective in both China and Hong Kong. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Design/methodology/approach</title> <p> – This paper compares and contrasts police powers and accountability. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Findings</title> <p> – The implications are many, including different political systems in which China is more authoritarian or paternalistic whereas Hong Kong is more pluralistic; checks and balances mechanisms in Hong Kong are far greater than in China; and the concept of accountability to the public is different in that Hong Kong police are accountable to members of the public but the mainland Chinese police force has a limited and top-down concept of accountability. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Originality/value</title> <p> – An original comparative approach to policing in Hong Kong and China.</p> </sec> </abstract>