A research study conducted by the HO, LEE, CHAN, NG, and CHOY in 2010 elaborate that the power elites in the society as tight knits business state network is a challenge for the democracy in the country. Basically, the main focus of the research is on the power elite system in Hong Kong (HO, LEE, CHAN, NG, & CHOY, 2010). therefore to collect information about the topic through analyzing and measuring the results through the software and a network analytical program known as UCINET 6 was used in the research for the purpose of analysis. In the research, information is also extracted from the secondary research papers and primary research papers therefore while presenting and discussing the results limitations and the bias-related information is also given to enable the readers to understand the reliability and validity of the research.

              however, the research is a great contribution to study the ruling elite in hong kong as in this research researchers have collected and gathered all important and most concerning information in a single article. thus rather than reviewing a number of articles one can get a better understanding of the power elite in Hong Kong by reviewing this research article. in the article, researchers discussed the elections process in the hong kong and the policies of the SCNPC towards electing the CE. in accordance to research more than 7 million people of hong kong are not using their right in electing the leaders (Ortmann, 2009).

             During the colonial period (started from 1841 to 1997) Hong Kong was under the control of Britain designated government. after that first CE in 1997 was a businessman from the power elite group. even after 1997 Hong Kong was reverted to China and new rulers were elected on the basis of democracy but still, democracy is not very common in Hong Kong. even in democratic government structure ruling power is from the business sector and other groups of power elites.

              In Hong Kong, the power elite exists even in the present age. a research conducted in 1990 concluded that power elites in the hong kong are taking advantage of their business success, family terms with rich people and large corporations behind them. ExCo and LegCo are the governing power that contains the elites from the business-government sector. in the research, HO and his team have studied four groups tertiary education, government, corporate, and welfare that all prove that the power elite is common in Hong Kong.

above all, there are some questions that are not discussed in the research that should be discussed in detail. for instance, the research should clearly discuss whether the culture and social values are the motivating or demotivating factors for the power elites. While research should also discuss the impact of the power elite in the society. these questions should be given importance in the research only then we can find out the reasons and level of intensity (for the issue) that will support us to overcome the issue. in my knowledge that is extracted from the course material and reviewing research studies, the researchers should pay more focus on the public opinion about the power elites and the efforts of the governments towards the power elites control. By taking the middle-class employees and businessman as the research samples we can get their responses and views about the power elites in Hong Kong.  

References of Analysis of the assigned empirical article on HK

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Domhoff, G. W. (1990). The Power Elite and the State: How Policy Is Made in America. Transaction Publishers. Retrieved 11 14, 2018, from https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=A35GpAnLR5EC&dq=the+power+elite+and+the+state&source=gbs_navlinks_s

HO, W.-C., LEE, W.-L., CHAN, C.-M., NG, Y.-N., & CHOY, Y.-H. (2010). Hong Kong’s Elite Structure, Legislature and the Bleak Future of Democracy under Chinese Sovereignty. Journal of Contemporary Asia, 40(3), 466-486. Retrieved 11 14, 2018

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