Protests in Hong Kong (2019–2020): a Perspective Based on Quality of Life and Well-Being

Triggered by the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 in Hong Kong (Extradition Bill), many protests have taken place in Hong Kong in 2019–2020. Using a perspective based on quality of life and well-being in different ecological systems...

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Published inApplied Research in Quality of Life Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 619 - 635
Main Author Shek, Daniel T. L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.07.2020
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Central government
Coronaviruses
Councils
Demonstrations & protests
Extradition
Legislation
Mass transit
Medical personnel
Mental health
National identity
Offenders
Police community relations
Political Science
Politics
Post traumatic stress disorder
Public opinion
Quality of life
Quality of Life Research
Riots
Secondary school students
Social activism
Social Sciences
Social unrest
Sociology
Transportation terminals
University students
Vandalism
Violence
Well being
Hong Kong China
China
Taiwan
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Summary:Triggered by the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 in Hong Kong (Extradition Bill), many protests have taken place in Hong Kong in 2019–2020. Using a perspective based on quality of life and well-being in different ecological systems, it is argued that the process of introducing the Bill is the “heat” which has ignited the “fuels” represented by 12 pre-existing and new issues in quality of life and well-being. These issues included distrust in the Central Government, lack of national identity, political dissatisfaction, economic strains, mental health threats, drop in family quality of life, lack of life skills education, lack of evidence-based national education in the formal curriculum, slow response of the Government, and alleged excessive use of force by the police. The fire has been intensified by “four strong winds”, including disinformation and misinformation, anonymity of the protesters, public support for the students, and support given by parties outside Hong Kong. Possible solutions in terms of promotion of quality of life and well-being with reference to the fire triangle are discussed.
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ISSN:1871-2584
1871-2576
DOI:10.1007/s11482-020-09825-2