Hong Kong and China in Transition
Strategies for a Better Quality of Life
Edited by Joseph Kwok and Joseph Y. S. Cheng
2000; vi+194 pp.; index
Paper ISBN 1-879176-33-5 ($29.95)
Chicago: Imprint Publications
This volume of essays identifies similarities and differences in the improvement of the quality of life of people in Hong Kong and Mainland China, and discusses implications for further development in both places, which are undergoing rapid transition. The chapters, written by scholars and researchers in Hong Kong and elsewhere, cover a wide range of areas, with a focus on people with special needsCadults and children with physical disabilities, cancer patients, working mothers, migrants, foreign adoptionCand organizational and professional issues concerning human resources and services. They also examine important policies and services concerning the general population so as to provide readers a context to critically discuss the substance and issues raised.
Contents
Introduction: Studying Hong Kong and China in TransitionCJoseph Kwok; Civic Education in Transition: A Study of Strategies in China and Hong KongCK. K. Leung; Human Resource Development and Education Strategies in Shenzhen and Hong KongCOlivia King Ming Ip and Shek Kam Tse; Organizing for Social Betterment: The Strategic Role of Community Work in China and Hong KongCBong‑ho Mok and Cheong-hay Chu; The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Social Welfare Development in Hong Kong and Mainland ChinaCVictoria Kwok and Joseph Kwok; Working Mothers in China and Hong Kong: In Search of a Better Quality of LifeCAlice Yuk and Joseph Kwok; Toward a Better Service for Chinese MigrantsCAlfred Chan; Foreign Adoption in Hong Kong and ChinaCCharles O'Brian; Towards Equality and Full Participation for People with Disabilities: A Study of Strategies in Mainland China and Hong KongCJoseph Kwok; Meeting the Educational Needs of Children with Disabilities: Strategies in China and Hong KongCJoseph Kwok and Xiao Fei; The Challenge of Child Rearing: Women with Physical Disabilities in Hong Kong and ChinaCKaren K. H. Ngai; Holistic Care for Cancer Patients in China and Hong KongCCecilia Lai Wan Chan, Debbie Oi Bing Lam, and Amy Yin Man Chow; Rehabilitation in China: Who Will Do It?CSheila Purves
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