Cultural Policy and East Asian Rivalry: The Hong Kong Gaming Industry (Asian Cultural Studies: Transnational and Dialogic Approaches)

Game industry and cultural policy -- Hong Kong game industry -- Game industry and markets in China -- Cultural policies in China -- East Asian cultural policies and market -- Conclusion: Hong Kong's creative industries and East Asian rivalry -- Epilogue: study of cultural policy as vocation -- References -- Index Hong Kong was once an established hub of creativity in Asia recognized internationally for its cinema, Bruce Lee and Kung Fu. Cantopop, its particular form of pop music, was popular throughout China and East Asia from the 1970s. So why is Hong Kong’s creative industry today in a state of stagnation? Cultural Policy and East Asian Rivalry unravels the challenges faced by the creative industries in Hong Kong in relation to the wider East Asian context in countries including Singapore, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia and China. Based on a four-year study of the gaming industry in Hong Kong, this book explores the barriers that creative industries face in the region. Fung argues that a lack of cultural policy in Hong Kong has damaged the gaming industry and by extension all creative industries in the region by rendering them uncompetitive. Conversely, the growing strength of cultural policy in other countries across the region has created further barriers for the industry. Contents......Page 7 List of Figures......Page 9 List of Tables......Page 11 List of Abbreviations......Page 13 Acknowledgments......Page 17 1 The Game Industry and Cultural Policy......Page 21 2 Development and Market Structure of the Creative Industries in Hong Kong......Page 43 3 The Game Industry and Market in China......Page 71 4 Cultural Policies in China......Page 91 5 East Asian Cultural Policies and the Game Market......Page 125 6 Beyond the East Asian Rivalry and Hong Kong’s Creative Industries......Page 143 Index......Page 165 Cultural Policy and East Asian Rivalry is an exploration of the market, challenges and competition in the Hong Kong gaming industry in relation to a wider Chinese and East Asian context. This book looks at the impact of the lack of cultural policy on creative industries.