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Electronic Waste Governance under “One Country, Two Systems”: Hong Kong and Mainland China

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  • Natalie W. M. Wong

    (Department of Public Policy, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

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China is one of the largest e-waste dumping sites in the world, and Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous territory in China, is also affected by illegal e-waste disposal and transfer. While the Chinese government implemented a waste import ban in January 2018, Hong Kong has not enforced Chinese policies under the “One Country, Two Systems” framework. Drawing on a policy network approach, this paper provides an explanatory framework for e-waste governance in Hong Kong and China, and identifies the major obstacles to shaping effective transboundary e-waste control and prevention. The paper argues that institutional arrangements play a dominant role in governing e-waste policy networks at the local level of governance in Hong Kong and China; however, a lack of accountability and capacity at the transboundary level can explain the different waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) management strategies in these two places.

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  • Natalie W. M. Wong, 2018. "Electronic Waste Governance under “One Country, Two Systems”: Hong Kong and Mainland China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-16, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:11:p:2347-:d:178013
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