Sinizacja systemu politycznego Hongkongu

The Sinicization of the Hong Kong Political System

The author addresses the issue of socio-political changes in Hong Kong which are the effect of the People’s Republic of China taking over sovereignty of the region. The author presents the process of the sinicization of Hong Kong which is progressing despite the limitations which had been placed on the central authorities in Beijing in accordance with the “one country, two systems” principle.

Keywords: political system, China, PRC, Hong Kong, HKSAR, sinicization.

Łukasz Zamęcki – Doctor of Political Sciences, research and didactic employee of the Faculty of Political Sciences and International Studies of the University of Warsaw, since 2016 deputy dean for scientific research and cooperation with foreign countries, previously including deputy director of the Institute of European Studies. In the years 2013–2015 secretary of the board of the Polish Society for European Studies. From 2017, secretary of the board of the Socio-Political Pluralism Scientific Committee of the International Society of Political Sciences (IPSA). Head of the research project "A means to an end. 16 + 1 formula as a mile stone to the New Silk Road "financed by The IEEM Academic Research Grants. Participant of national and international scientific projects. Member of the editorial office of "Przegląd Przegląd". Associate of the Ministry of National Education and CKE. Author of several dozen publications in which he discusses the issues of political changes in Hong Kong, the political system of the PRC, the raw materials policy of countries, the theoretical foundations of political science.