2021年清华大学全球可持续发展目标公共政策案例分析大赛（2021 Tsinghua International Case Analysis Competition of Public Policy on SDGs）由清华大学公共管理学院中国公共管理案例中心和清华大学全球可持续发展研究院共同主办，于今年4月-8月顺利举行，吸引了来自中国、美国、英国、瑞士、新加坡、爱尔兰、澳大利亚、德国的53所院校49支队伍共147人报名。参赛队伍围绕17项联合国可持续发展目标进行选题，从公共政策专业角度思考可持续发展议题，开展实地调研、线上访谈并精心撰写案例分析报告。由Eruri团队创作的《“Sham Shui Po Is the New Brooklyn”: Could New Cultural Industry and the Original Community Coexist?》获得本次大赛本科生组一等奖。

案例作者

Author

Guan Yanxi, The Education University of Hong Kong

Kou Wunan, New York University

指导教师

Advisor

Dr Fox Hu Zhiyong, Associate Professor of the Department of Asian and Policy Studies at The Education University of Hong Kong

关键词

Keywords

Urban Redevelopment; Hong Kong; Cultural Industry; Gentrification

案例简介

Case Overview

What is it like to appreciate artworks in the slums of a global city? In recent years, many creative youths have seeded their dreams of buoyant cultures and arts in Sham Shui Po - the hottest Instagram-worthy location in Hong Kong with cropping-up art spaces, cafes, and boutiques, but also the poorest district with the lowest cost of living that enables the underprivileged with diverse cultural and ethnic background to take shelter. Sham Shui Po used to tell no skyscrapers and extravagance but merely street hawkers and life struggles, but as a growing number of newcomers appreciate its vibrance and add zest to the district’s name, people are worried about the replacement of original residents and businesses and the loss of authentic identity and local character. This case study tries to explore the possibilities of the government’s role in culture-led gentrification. Could the new cultural industry and the original community coexist?

参赛经验分享

Experience Sharing

When seeking to explore an on-going neighbourhood transformation, setting foot onto the field is the crucial step for one to grasp the subtle changes. Before we conducted the actual field visits to Sham Shui Po, major efforts and time were invested into documenting the neighbourhood reorderings in past years via literature and in-depth interviews with local stakeholders and scholars. The then field visits not only served as an empirical source to calibrate and refine the data gathered but provided us a direct picture of the community which we could have never discovered on paper. The complexities arising from interest conflicts among various concerned parties were indeed surging. However, the most enchanting part lied in the human touches that bonded the original residents and newcomers who jointly fostered an organic and harmonious relation rejuvenated the neighbourhood at a measured pace.

The research process was not smooth as practical constraints always emerged and adjustments were thus required to take place constantly. For example, the case study was initially designed to be investigated upon quantitative data and eventually landed on a qualitative data basis. As mentioned above, numbers were too frigid to reflect the humanity components in the case. In order to present a representative and authentic case study, one needs to work hard adopting flexibilities and riding the wave, but isn’t that exactly the fun of doing research?

We greatly appreciate the chance to take part in the 2021 Tsinghua International Case Analysis Competition of Public Policy on SDGs. Not only did it encourage us to contemplate the issues we care about, but also provide a platform for communication. It’s truly invaluable to learn from our peers’ findings as well as the review committee’s comments. We will press on, with the lofty end, in mind that one day our research would be more than paper talk but a contribution to society.

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