Civil Society Index HKSAR Report Introduction 1 CSI

Civil Society Index HKSAR Report Introduction 1

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

Civil Society Index (CSI) p Developed by CIVICUS, an international NGO based in New York and Johannesburg n p http: //www. civicus. org/ More than 60 countries/cities have signed up for this research 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assessing the State of Civil Society • • Structure: What is the internal make-up of civil society? Environment: What is the political, socioeconomic, 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? 10

Civil Society Diamond 3 Structure 2 1 Values 0 Impact Environment 11

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

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

CSO Questionnaire Survey p CSO Survey n n n n 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 14

CSO Questionnaire Survey p p p p Groups Arts and culture Civic and advocacy District/community-Based Education and research Environment Health services Intern’al/cross-boundary No. 144 35 184 110 18 24 42 % 17. 9 4. 3 22. 9 13. 7 2. 3 3. 0 5. 2 15

CSO Questionnaire Survey 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Groups Law & legal services 1. 7 Philanthropic & Intermediaries 6. 1 Politics 0. 4 Professional, industry, business & trade unions Religion 4. 2 Sports 5. 0 No. 14 % 49 3 76 34 40 9. 5 16

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

Media Review p p p Conducted between May-June 2004 and Nov – Dec 2004. Oriental Daily, Ming Pao, TVB news (6: 307: 00 pm) Questions: n n n 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? 18

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

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

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

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

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

Advisors p p p 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 24

HKSAR CSI Diamond 2006 25

CSI results by counties/regions 26

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

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

Internal aspects of CSOs p p 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) 29

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

External aspects of CSOs p Government: n n p Business： n n p limited dialogue and participation in policymaking; financial dependency on government; 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 31