ABSTRACT
On July 1, 2003, over half a million Hong Kong people joined in a mass demonstration for greater democracy and against the proposed introduction of draconian anti-subversion laws.1 This protest was the largest since 1989. The size of the participants, the huge variety of the social groups drawn in, and the enthusiastic demands they brought up eloquently testified to the pervasive public disenchantment with governmental performance, and their support for greater democracy. This protest compelled the Chinese government to proffer an assortment of economic packages to lift Hong Kong’s economy.
