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Author Leung, Grace L. K., author

Title Innovative and creative industries in Hong Kong : a global city in China and Asia / Grace L K Leung
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019
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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 226 pages)
Series Routledge Contemporary China Series
Routledge contemporary China series.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of photographs; Preface; Foreword; Notes; Chapter 1: Introduction: Hong Kong as an unfinished experiment; Introduction; Past studies at a glance; Hong Kong as a creative laboratory; Negotiate a new identity: Hong Kong showcasing China's globalness; Coercion and cooptation: how can culture and creative industries survive in China's orbit?; Hong Kong's distinctive new role; Hong Kong as an unfinished experiment; Highlights of this book; Notes; Bibliography
Chapter 2: Hong Kong as the Asian art capitalIntroduction; Auction sale of art works; Art Basel Hong Kong; Art fever in Hong Kong; Can Hong Kong become a real art and creative hub?; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3: Asian world city with a cultural crust: the West Kowloon Cultural District Project?; Introduction -- delinked creative culture ecology; Negotiating the bureaucratic mindset and cultural professionalism; Which target audience does the cultural district serve? The positioning of WKCD; The unexpected Palace Museum, a gift with a political mission
An Asian world city with a cultural crustNotes; References; Chapter 4: Innovation technology as a national project; Introduction; A solid foundation; The analytical framework; Hong Kong is lagging behind in innovation technologies; Future projection: Smart City and Big Bay Area; Notes; References; Chapter 5: A hollow digital entertainment hub; Introduction; eSport; Notes; References; Chapter 6: Hong Kong cinema: its story of globalization; Introduction; Theoretical discussion: imperialism or globalization?; Run Run Shaw's regional vision; Hollywood in the East
Market breakthrough: the making of transnational stardomMarket expansion: changing overseas buyers of Hong Kong cinema; Raymond Chow: concerted efforts to expand the overseas market; Hong Kong cinema's global presence: martial arts as a transnational genre; Hollywood's renewed interest in Hong Kong cinema during the 1990s; Hong Kong's martial arts as global action movie elements; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: TV industry: a regional brand falls into decline; Introduction; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 8: Government policy: from non-intervention to bureaucratic control
IntroductionCulture policy before 1997; Post-colonial culture policy after 1997; Strengths and weaknesses of Hong Kong's creative industries; Problems with the 'market led, government facilitates' approach; Development of cultural and creative industries in Hong Kong (2005-2015); Conclusion -- creative and culture industry beyond a complement to the National 13th Five-Year Plan; Notes; References; Chapter 9: Greater Bay Area: Hong Kong's co-opetition with Mainland cities; Hong Kong under China's master plan; China's coercive isomorphism through the Greater Bay Area project
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Hong Kong's unique role in a coopetition age
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 21, 2018)
Subject Cultural industries -- China -- Hong Kong
Cultural industries.
China -- Hong Kong.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781351655026
1351655027
9781315157917
1315157918