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Essay / Hong Kong before and after 1997 - 1834
IntroductionBefore 1997, Hong Kong was the colony of the United Kingdom, the politics in Hong Kong is different from mainland China and unique from other countries. After 1997, Hong Kong's sovereignty regressed in favor of China, and then Hong Kong's policy was based on the "One Country, Two" system and is governed by the Hong Kong Basic Law. In the political system of almost every country, party policies would be found. Political parties could be divided into two main classes: authoritarian and democratic. They could explore power by-elections and social movements. Political parties are usually organized by a group of people who share the same political ideas or ideologies. Parties primarily focus on broad tasks that involve varied perspectives on government policies. There are many types of political parties, for example, grassroots and accumulation parties, representative and unifying, left and right, as well as constitutional and revolutionary parties. (Heywood, 2007) In general, the main role and function of parties in the political system are the description, selected training and recruitment, formulation of goals, expression and collection of interests, socialization and government mobilization and association. (Heywood, 2007) Hong Kong has been the colony of England for 99 years, the political system was similar to that of the West. In Hong Kong, politics is driven by the administration. Political parties are slightly different from those in other countries or cities. Hong Kong's political parties do not seek to maintain power as a long-term goal. Hong Kong can be divided into two main categories: pro-democracy and pro-Beijing political parties. The duty of...... middle of paper ...... legislative council. Overall, even if two different political parties have varied political ideas and ideology, their development will affect Hong Kong politics and the development of democracy. The development of political parties is not stable. It is governed by laws put in place during the colonial period. Furthermore, there is not enough civic education on political knowledge for citizens. The degree of political haste among people is low. People are generally not interested in political issues or questions. However, political parties are essential to a political system, their function is to make policies, monitor the daily work and affairs of the government. Citizens must be more active and politically aware, to become the pillar of Hong Kong's future development..