by Pui-yee Connie Tang.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 235-252).Abstract also in Chinese.ABSTRACT ---  p.iiTABLE OF CONTENTS ---  p.ivLIST OF FIGURES ---  p.viLIST OF TABLES ---  p.viiABBREVIATIONS ---  p.viiiACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ---  p.ixChapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION ---  p.1Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- HOUSING MARKET AND HOME OWNERSHIP ---  p.6The Hong Kong residential housing market ---  p.7Growth of home ownership ---  p.23Conclusion ---  p.38Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- STUDYING HOUSING PROVISION ---  p.40Neo-classical economics ---  p.41Classical Marxism ---  p.43Urban political economy ---  p.46Beyond Marxian political economy ---  p.56Structures of housing provision ---  p.58Conclusion ---  p.63Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- HONG KONG PROPERTY DEVELOPERS ---  p.64Roles of property developers ---  p.64Types of property developers ---  p.66The research agenda ---  p.68Historical development of Hong Kong property developers ---  p.70British-controlled property companies ---  p.79Chinese-controlled property companies ---  p.81Overseas-controlled property companies ---  p.91Public-sector developers ---  p.93Other public companies ---  p.96Conclusion ---  p.100Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- THE OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING PROVISION IN HONG KONG ---  p.102Forms of housing production ---  p.103The housing development process in Hong Kong ---  p.107Land search and assembly ---  p.108"Planning permission, development design and finance" ---  p.128Housing construction ---  p.137Marketing and selling ---  p.142Conclusion ---  p.148Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- PROPERTY DEVELOPERS AND THEIR POWER ---  p.149Developers' market power ---  p.149Developers' political power ---  p.175Conclusion ---  p.186Chapter CHAPTER 7 --- HONG KONG OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING AND THEIR FUTURE ---  p.188Expand owner-occupied housing sector ---  p.189Strategies to promote home ownership ---  p.198The future structure of owner-occupied housing provision in Hong Kong ---  p.204Future prospects of home ownership ---  p.209Conclusion ---  p.214Chapter CHAPTER 8 --- CONCLUSION ---  p.216POSTSCRIPT ---  p.220APPENDICESChapter I. --- List of individuals consulted in selected individuals interviews ---  p.221Chapter II. --- Corporate members in the Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong as in1997. ---  p.223Chapter III. --- "Details of  HOS and PSPS projects, 1978-97" ---  p.229BIBLIOGRAPHY ---  p.23