1 Civil Society Index HKSAR Report Introduction

2 CSI Research Team  Mr. Chua Hoi-wai, (Project coordinator) The Hong Kong Council of Social Service  Dr. Joseph Chan, (Research coordinator) The University of Hong Kong  Dr. Elaine Chan The University of Hong Kong  Dr. Chan Kam-tong The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and  Dr. Chan Kin-man The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

3 Civil Society Index (CSI)  Developed by CIVICUS, an international NGO based in New York and Johannesburg  More than 60 countries/cities have signed up for this research

4 CSI Purpose  To chart the state of civil society  To assist civil society’s development  To strengthen civil society’s role in governance and development

5 CSI Outputs  A Civil Society Diamond or Index  A Civil Society Report  A Stakeholders Workshop

6 CSI Expected Outcomes  Increased knowledge on the state of civil society in Hong Kong and globally  Enhanced linkages and networks between civil society stakeholders  Greater common understanding of the state of civil society among stakeholders  Strengthened research capacity of civil society support organizations

7 Definition of civil society  Civil Society is defined as “ the arena, outside of the family, the government, and the market where people associate to advance common interests. ”

8 Civil society State Market Family Civil society Civil Society Arena’s Fuzzy Boundaries

9 Civil society  Civil society consists of Civil society organizations (CSOs) Informal groups and activities Social movements Individual citizens’ volunteering and philanthropic activities

10 Assessing the State of Civil Society Structure: What is the internal make-up of civil society? Environment: What is the political, socio- economic, cultural and legal environment in which civil society exists? Values: Does civil society practice and promote positive social values? Impact: What is the impact of civil society on governance & development?

11 Structure Environment Impact Values Civil Society Diamond

12 Scoring methodology CSI Diamond Dimensional Scores Indicator Scores Plotting Averaging AG Scoring Exercise Data sources Secondary data Media review Reg. Stakeholder consultations Fact finding Community sample CSI Diamond Dimensional Scores Indicator Scores Plotting Averaging Data sources Secondary data Media review Reg. Stakeholder consultations Fact finding Community sample

13 Research Methods and Data  CSO questionnaire survey  CSO stakeholder consultations  Media review  Policy case studies  CSR study  Secondary data (2 door-to-door surveys and others)

14 CSO Questionnaire Survey  CSO Survey Conducted from Feb – Jun 2005 Stratified sampling Survey questions provided by Civicus 1132 organizations selected 802 responded Response rate: 70.85% Questions about CSO perceptions of the four dimensions of CS in HK

15 CSO Questionnaire Survey GroupsNo.%  Arts and culture  Civic and advocacy354.3  District/community-Based  Education and research  Environment182.3  Health services243.0  Intern’al/cross-boundary425.2

16 CSO Questionnaire Survey 8. GroupsNo.% 9. Law & legal services Philanthropic & Intermediaries Politics Professional, industry, business & trade unions Religion Sports Welfare services303.8 Total

17 Civil Society Stakeholder Consultations  Representatives of 28 organizations from 14 categories of CSOs were interviewed (either individually or in group)

18 Media Review  Conducted between May-June 2004 and Nov – Dec  Oriental Daily, Ming Pao, TVB news (6:30- 7:00pm)  Questions: How favorable/unfavorable does the media report on civil society issues? How prominent is civil society activity being reported? What types of stories/issues are most frequent?

19 Policy Case Studies-Impact of CS  The budgetary process (post 1997)  Youth unemployment (post 1997)  The legislation of Article 23 (2002)

20 Policy Case Studies Documentary research and interviews 21 individuals interviewed Impact in 4 senses:  Changes in policy  Changes in the policy-making process  Changes in political institutions involved  Changes in public attitudes towards the issue  “Empowerment” or “capacity building” of stakeholders

21 Corporate Social Responsibility Study  CSR study 10 largest listed companies Reviewed their annual reports and related documents Questions about the companies’ understanding and practices of CSR

22 Corporate Social Responsibility Study CLP Holdings Ltd[Utilities] Wharf (Holdings) Ltd[Consolidated Enterprises] HSBC Holdings Plc[Banking] Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd[Utilities] Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd[Telecommunications] Hutchison Whampoa Ltd[Consolidated Enterprises] Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd[Property Development] China Resources Enterprise Ltd[Consolidated Enterprises] Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd[Aviation] BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd[Banking]

23 Scoring: who does what?  Advisors  Research Team  CSI Report  Scoring Matrix

24 Advisors  Mr. Darwin Chen  Mr. Albert Lai  Mr. Michael Lai  Mr. Lau Kar Wah  Dr. Wai Man Lam  Ms. Esther Leung  Mrs. Justina Leung  Ms. Mak Yin Ting  Mr. Charles Mok  Mr. Peter Wong  Mr. Mathias Woo  Ms. Meilin Wu

25 HKSAR CSI Diamond 2006

26 CSI results by counties/regions

27 Strengths and weaknesses  Hong Kong civil society is active;  Its structure is loose and undeveloped;  It lacks an environment conducive to further development.

28 The impact of CSOs is more apparent in the following areas  Advocacy of ideas and values  Shaping of social agendas  Challenging public policy-making  Service provision Examples: Victoria Harbour projection, West Kowloon Cultural District, Article 23 Social Movement, Hong Kong Core Values Campaign

29 Internal aspects of CSOs  Low level of donation and volunteering  Low level of participation in CSOs  Institutional structures of CSOs not well developed, esp. in internal democracy and transparency  Insufficient resources (human, financial, and knowledge)

30 Relations among CSOs  Few federations or umbrella bodies representing individual CSOs  Few platforms to promote dialogue among CSOs  Few CS support organizations

31 External aspects of CSOs  Government: limited dialogue and participation in policy- making; financial dependency on government;  Business ： very limited dialogue or cooperation between the two; lacks a strong sense of corporate social responsibility  Lacks an up-to-date set of nonprofit or charity laws