China's changing ruling strategies on Hong Kong and their implications

This paper analyses the recent developments of the ruling strategies, including the united front work, of China on Hong Kong and their implications. It examines the development of the strategies of integration, co-optation, collaboration, containment and denunciation, and investigated into the Hong Kong Hakka Associations and the Silent Majority for Hong Kong as cases of interest. The paper argues that the ruling strategies have become ever-expanding, more statist and institutionalised in nature despite a growing dichotomy in the local society. Lastly, it evaluates the limitations of the evolving ruling strategies and their repercussions and implications.