Publications
Publications
- August 2015
- HBS Case Collection
Hong Kong: The Pursuit of Freedom
By: Eric D. Werker and Michael K. H. Law
Abstract
At the half-anniversary of the pro-democracy civil disobedience movement “Occupy Central with Love and Peace” on March 28, 2015, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying was contemplating the future direction of Hong Kong. Did Hong Kong need universal suffrage, or were its greater challenges economic? After 40 years of remarkable growth, Hong Kong’s long-held laissez faire philosophy seemed increasingly inconsistent with its young electorate, which was finding its voice in public debate. With inequality rising in Hong Kong, and the finance and real estate industries playing the dominant role in the economy, many in the territory wondered whether its unique economic model was threatened, or should be changed.
Citation
Werker, Eric D., and Michael K. H. Law. "Hong Kong: The Pursuit of Freedom." Harvard Business School Case 716-027, August 2015.