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Derrida’s Hospitality and Serres’ Parasitism: The Case of Hong Kong

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Hong Kong Culture and Society in the New Millennium

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Hong Kong’s rapid and successful modernization in the past 4 decades has earned its name as the Asian Miracle; together with Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea, these four dragons or tigers have established themselves as the economic giants of SE Asia

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  1. 1.

    See Chen Asia as Method (2010).

  2. 2.

    See Tam “Little Manila” (2016).

  3. 3.

    See Chatterjee Politics of the Governed (2004).

  4. 4.

    See Erni “There is No Home: Law, Rights, and being ‘Included-Out’” (2013).

  5. 5.

    See Mok et al. “Police investigate case of alleged maid abuse” (2014).

  6. 6.

    See Mam “Erwiana Sulistyaningsih” (2015).

  7. 7.

    See Lau and Chan “Erwiana’s former boss jailed for six years as judge calls her behavior ‘contemptible’” (2015).

  8. 8.

    See Constable Maid to Order (2007).

  9. 9.

    See Derrida and Doufourmantelle Of Hospitality (2000).

  10. 10.

    Homer The Odyssey (1919): “Then fair headed Menelaus greeted the two and said: ‘Take the food, and be glad, and then when you have supped, we will ask you who among men you are.’”

  11. 11.

    In “Bu Su Zhi Ke (不速之客)” (2014), I have discussed the case of Evangeline Vallejos, a foreign domestic helper who attempted to apply for permanent residency in Hong Kong after having worked here for 26 years. Despite fulfilling all requirements for the right of abode, Vallejos’s case was overturned by the Court of Final Appeal in 2012.

  12. 12.

    See Serres The Parasite (2007).

  13. 13.

    See Derrida “The Principle of Hospitality” (2005).

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Tam, D.Ds. (2017). Derrida’s Hospitality and Serres’ Parasitism: The Case of Hong Kong. In: Chu, YW. (eds) Hong Kong Culture and Society in the New Millennium. The Humanities in Asia, vol 4. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3668-2_10

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