Negotiating Han-Chinese Legal Culture: Postcolonial Gender Political Discourse on Hong Kong's Small House Policy

Chiu, Man-Chung

doi:10.1080/09615768.2006.11427629

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“…Although Confucianism does not mention gender identity particularly, five constant virtues are heavily gender connotated and gender biased (Chiu 2006). In Daoism, Yin-Yang dynamics has closely engaged with gender identities; Chapter 28 of Lao Zi reads:…”

Section: Infiltration Of Degenderizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In fact, as I argue, any effective representation of (indigenous) culture must be critical and political (Chiu 2006); and a substantial scrutiny is usually constructed and stimulated by the interaction between cultures (be it 'local' or 'foreign') (Chen 2006). Transplantation 22 is never a problem; a vital perspective, however, which must be considered when examining the possibility of immersing the foreign theories and the related anti-discrimination socio-legal policy (such as Foucauldian analysis of sexual politics and the politics of desexualization) with Hong Kong society is the cultural element: can the framework -which is developed in a Euro-American context -work effectively in Hong Kong, a predominately Han-Chinese society?…”

Section: Is Infiltration Of Desexualization Degenderization and Theomentioning

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Beyond colonialism: osmotic reconstruction of gender/sexual justice in Hong Kong

Man-chung¹

2009

Inter-Asia Cultural Studies

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In Hong Kong, even though the Bill of Rights Ordinance (the localized version of ICCPR), Sex Discrimination Ordinance and a series of legal reforms (such as the cancellation of marital exemption of rape and the recognition of sexual discrimination in criminal law) were enacted and introduced respectively since the 1990s, gender/sexual discrimination in the legal discourse still persists; for example: Chinese customary law which only recognizes the male's right to build small houses in the New Territories remains an exception under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance; the government insists on not tabling an anti-sexual-orientation discrimination bill; the right to same sex marriage/partnership is still absent from any legal-political agenda; and so on. Some politicians and academics argue that any attempt to transplant a Euro-American individual-centric perspective of gender/sexual equality/justice will violate the Han-Chinese culture of harmony. In the paper, I will adopt a critical perspective in examining the above argument and examine why harmony politics becomes a meta-narrative in Han-Chinese socio-legal culture and how human nature/subjectivity is re-constituted in such a context. I will further argue that a culture should always be meticulously and critically represented and investigated in order to reproduce 'gender/sexual justice'. I will also investigate the possibility of scrutinizing and exploring the spaces of resistance within the HanChinese socio-legal culture in Hong Kong, where foreign theory of gender/sexual justice/equality and related legal reforms can be engaged to politicize current discrimination and suppression.

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Section: Infiltration Of Degenderizationmentioning

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Section: Is Infiltration Of Desexualization Degenderization and Theomentioning

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Beyond colonialism: osmotic reconstruction of gender/sexual justice in Hong Kong

Man-chung¹

2009

Inter-Asia Cultural Studies

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“…49 Book 2, Tso Commentary to Spring and Autumn Annals (http://www.guoxue.com/jinbu/13jing/cqzz/cqzz_ml.htm accessed 22 March 2011); see also Zhu, Yi-ting (ed) (2005: 24). For the definition and discussion of Ren and Li, please see Chiu, Man-chung (2006).…”

Section: Absence and Presence Of Equality: Is There Any Justice In Han-chinese Culture?mentioning

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New Knowledge in a New Era of Globalization

Pachura¹

2011

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Rep.). Academic degrees achieved in: social science (MA), economic sicence (PhD) and geograpy (dr hab.). Consultant in regional innovation policy and practice. Author of over 80 books and articles, participant in many international research projects, originator of several scientific international journals as e.g.: Springer Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Systems View Across Time and Space and Polish Journal of Management Sudies. Engaged in interdyscyplinary research on: network and global economy, glocalization, economic geography, theory of regional and local change and development. ContentsPreface XI Part 1 Globalization and Education 1 Chapter 1 The Importance of Globalization in Higher Education 3 Patricia Fox and Stephen Hundley Chapter 2 Globalization Creates New Challenges in Higher Education -Two New Educational Activities Addressing the Challenges 21 Bjoern Jaeger and Berit I. Helgheim Chapter 3 Globalization and Higher Education in Taiwan 35

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“…However, Guu-ying Chen has another interpretation, he points out that, Lao Zi does not object Yi, provided that it is derived from Dao. Please see Chen, Guu-ying (2001 Chiu, Man-chung (2006). maintaining the operation of the hierarchical social structure.…”

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“…It, therefore, seems that spousal abuse would not be considered as a vicious maltreatment. For details, please see Chiu, Man-Chung (2006). social science academics, drafted 'Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Punishment of Domestic Violence -A Draft Proposal' (hereafter 'Draft') in 2010.…”

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Simularizing Tradition and Foreign: Osmotic Production of Justice in the Milieu of Hong Kong Anti-Domestic Violence Law

Chiu¹

2011

New Knowledge in a New Era of Globalization

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Negotiating Han-Chinese Legal Culture: Postcolonial Gender Political Discourse on Hong Kong's Small House Policy

Cited by 7 publications

References 5 publications

Beyond colonialism: osmotic reconstruction of gender/sexual justice in Hong Kong

Beyond colonialism: osmotic reconstruction of gender/sexual justice in Hong Kong

New Knowledge in a New Era of Globalization

Simularizing Tradition and Foreign: Osmotic Production of Justice in the Milieu of Hong Kong Anti-Domestic Violence Law

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