ACityMismanagedtracesthecollapseofgoodgovernanceinHongKong,explainsitscauses,andexposesthedamagingimpactonthecommunity’squalityoflife.LeoGoodstadtarguesthatthecurrentwell-beingandfuturesurvivalofHongKonghavebeenthreatenedbydisastrouspolicydecisionsmadebychiefexecutivesandtheirprincipalofficials.Individualchapterslookatthemostshockingexamplesofmismanagement:thegovernment’srefusaltoimplementtheBasicLawinfull;officialreluctancetohaltthelarge-scaledilapidationofprivatesectorhomesintoaccommodationunfitforhabitation;andministerialtolerationoftheriseofnewslums.MismanagementofeconomicrelationswithMainlandChinaisshowntohavecreatedseverebusinesslosses.Goodstadt’srivetinginvestigationsincludeextensivescandalsinthepost-secondaryeducationsectorandhowlivesareatriskbecauseoftheinadequatestafflevelsandlimitedfundingallocatedtokeygovernmentdepartments.ThisbookoffersauniqueandverypowerfulaccountofHongKong’sstruggletosurvive.
