香港居民的身份认同和价值观

Hong Kong Residents' Common Identities and Value Systems

近一两年,香港出现了身份认同的危机:有居民特别强调自己是香港人,虽然一般香港居民通常会以中国人自称。以作者的亲身经历探讨战后至今,香港居民在身份认同和价值观念上出现的转变。从战后到1967年,香港居民常以"难民"(内地逃难者)自居,目的是要在香港寻求稳定的生活;从1967年到1984年,"香港市民"的身份逐渐形成,香港居民致力改善生活;从1984年开始,香港居民醒觉回归后将成为"中国公民",《基本法》保障他们在自由、人权、民主、法治等方面的权利。结论是:身份认同上强调自己是香港人的,常一切以香港为先,抗拒甚至排斥内地与香港的融洽;重视自己中国人身份的,多留意和寻求"一国"和"两制"的平衡与结合。

In the last year or so, there emerged an identity crisis in Hong Kong. Some Hong Kong residents have stressed that they are the people of Hong Kong, though the great majority usually describe themselves as Chinese. This article analyses the changes occurred in the identities and value systems of the Hong Kong residents. From the end of WWII to 1967, Hong Kong residents usually called themselves 'people fleeing from China's hinterland' with the purpose of living a stable life in Hong Kong. From 1967 to 1984, the identity of 'Hong Kong citizens' began to appear and the wish of Hong Kong residents was to improve every aspect of their livelihood. From 1984 onwards, Hong Kong residents gradually realised that they would become 'Chinese National' when Hong Kong returned to China in 1997 and that the Basic Law would protect their rights to freedom, the rule of law and progression towards a democratic government. The conclusion is: Hong Kong residents who stress their 'Hong Kong' identity, to the extent of rejecting everything 'Chinese', would put the interests of Hong Kong as the first priority, while those who identify themselves as 'Chinese' would welcome an integration of the interests of 'One Country' and 'Two Systems'.