Hong Kong Beyond the Rules

This book investigates informal practices in Hong Kong that go beyond laws and governance regulations. Among these various informal practices, some are illegal, while others are informal but legal. Focusing on several areas such as street vending, squatting and encroachment, and family and marriage, the authors examine the formation of these informal practices and look into how the Hong Kong government responded to them.

Alan Smart is professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Calgary. 

Josephine Smart (邱寶玲) is professor emerita in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Calgary.