‘Enclosing country park land and the conservation of military heritage:’ an Ostromian interpretation of the fools’ paradise

Sustainable development of heritage conservation and tourism: A Hong Kong case study on colonial heritage

“…Also, one can easily find BB pellets from war games, political slogans and other graffiti, and religious objects that make the sites look very shabby and untidy. There has been no proper government response to these "guerrilla farming" activities (Hung, 2015(Hung, , 2017(Hung, , 2018 Through "signaling," (Bertacchini, Saccone, & Santagata, 2011) conservation status (say by heritage listing) can promote tourism. But a certain degree of sustained tourism input is required to promote conservation.…”

“…Also, one can easily find BB pellets from war games, political slogans and other graffiti, and religious objects that make the sites look very shabby and untidy. There has been no proper government response to these “guerrilla farming” activities (Hung, 2015, 2017, 2018) except when it periodically tidies them up and mounts a few sign boards warning against unauthorized farming on government land.…”

“…The colonial heritage sites studied here are all located in Hong Kong, a postcolonial city in China that has generated a lot of (say Henderson, 2001, Chung, 1999, Carroll, 2005, Lu, 2009, Brooks, 2016 but few economic inquiries other than those attempted by researchers Hung (2015Hung ( , 2017Hung ( , 2018 and Lai, Ho, and Leung (2002); Lai and Ho (2016) or statistical studies apart from Yung, Lai, and Yu (2016).…”

“…Also, one can easily find BB pellets from war games, political slogans and other graffiti, and religious objects that make the sites look very shabby and untidy. There has been no proper government response to these "guerrilla farming" activities (Hung, 2015(Hung, , 2017(Hung, , 2018 The lack of good catering services for tourist groups, notwithstanding its huge size and commercial potential, is an enigma.…”