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The hegemony of the real estate industry: Redevelopment of ‘Government/Institution or Community’ (G/IC) land in Hong Kong

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  • Joanna Wai Ying Lee

    (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

  • Wing-Shing Tang

    (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong)

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The high property price syndrome in Hong Kong has led to heightened concern about the role of landed capital in property development. Recently, the hegemony of the real estate industry has become a buzzword in local literature, but unfortunately there is neither adequate theoretical articulation nor informed understanding of the concept of hegemony. There is widespread misunderstanding of hegemony, equating it to domination by property tycoons. The local literature has overlooked the government-business collusion in constructing the common sense of society so as to dominate others. Through an empirical investigation of the redevelopment of ‘Government/Institution or Community’ (G/IC) land in Hong Kong, this article attempts to offer an alternative explanation to the land question of G/IC redevelopment by highlighting that the everyday life of the silent majority and of professionals has in fact perpetuated the hegemony of the real estate industry in Hong Kong. It is argued that the government, property developers, professionals, charitable organisations and the general public have altogether participated, in different ways and to different extents, in the capital accumulation projects of leading developer conglomerates in Hong Kong. A land (re)development regime has thus contributed to the property boom in Hong Kong.

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  • Joanna Wai Ying Lee & Wing-Shing Tang, 2017. "The hegemony of the real estate industry: Redevelopment of ‘Government/Institution or Community’ (G/IC) land in Hong Kong," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 54(15), pages 3403-3422, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:54:y:2017:i:15:p:3403-3422
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098016679607
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