ABSTRACT
Localism describes a range of political positions that prioritise the welfare of the locals, such as the support for local production, the consumption of goods and services, local governance, and promotion of the local identity, culture and history. In the process, local identity has often been reconstituted, resulting in a scene of identity politics that works against the state’s original goal of nation building. Thus, to answer the question about how localisms in Hong Kong will fare requires further exploration of the ideological traditions of the fragmented Hong Kong soul. While localism challenges globalisation and a centralised state, nativism refers to the populist opposition to immigration and ethnic or cultural minority groups. Moral cosmopolitanism is associated with political cosmopolitanism which refers to the structures and forms of political life necessary for the creation of more democratic governance. In the case of Hong Kong, multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism serve as compatible denotations of Hong Kong Nation localism.
