‘Consensus’ as a Tool of Foreclosure: Hong Kong’s Land Supply Consultation

Ada H. Y. Lee and Phil Allmendinger

Planning Theory & Practice, 2024, vol. 25, issue 1, 9-28

Abstract: In the Hong Kong government’s latest effort to address land and housing shortages in the city, a task force was appointed to forge a consensus among the public as to how the city can increase its land supply. Using this case as an example and drawing on the literature of post-politics, this paper explores how the narrative of consensus has been deployed by state and non-state interests over the question of land supply to legitimise positions and to restrict the space of debate. This paper contributes to the literature by identifying post-politics’ relevance and limitations when applied to non-Western contexts.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/14649357.2024.2313236

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