ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on recent transformations in Hong Kong, arguing that it provides a rich example of the complexity of cultural security in Asia. Framing the changes in Hong Kong society and tensions over local and national politics, the chapter seeks to consider the epistemological assumptions of the term cultural security. Adopting a sociological perspective, it asks how discussions on cultural security can address the everyday life of citizens pursuing self-determination. The frame of scalable cultural security is proposed in order to capture some of the interpretive meaning-making of citizens pursuing self-determination, and their very own and palpable conception of the term. The chapter addresses the 2019 Hong Kong protests and the 2020 introduction of the Hong Kong National Security Law.
