從「新界人」到「原居民」：英治時期香港新界村民的身份建構

From the ＂New Territories People＂ to ＂Indigenous Inhabitants＂: Identity Construction of the Rural Population in Colonial Hong Kong

鄺智文(KWONG Chi Man)

《香港社會科學學報》 52期 (2018/12) Pp. 39-72

摘要

本文重檢1940年代至2010年代初鄉議局對「原居民」身份的不同取態，探討鄉議局對這個身份如何由抗拒到擁抱，進而成為鄉議局的自我定位。本文同時追溯當年殖民地政府對於新界「原居民」建構有何主動角色，包括鄉議局內曾經有過現已被人忽略的不同意見。本文指出自1980年代伊始，鄉議局常以「原居民」之名進行自我保護，既包含鄉議局在策略挫敗之後的退卻，也是鄉議局要在中英談判及基本法草擬過程中，保持其地位的轉進，以及因應後殖民年代的來臨所作的部署。

關鍵字

香港 ； 新界 ； 殖民地 ； 鄉議局 ； 原居民

並列摘要

This research article revisits how the Heung Yee Kuk rejected but then embraced the colonial construction of ＂indigenous inhabitants＂ in relation to their self-identification. The discussion elucidates how the colonial government negated the Heung Yee Kuk's attempt to stand itself as an organisation that represented all the people living in the New Territories while recognising the Kuk as an indigenous organisation only. Determining the dissents from the Kuk are also covered. This article demonstrates how the Heung Yee Kuk counter-employed their status as an indigenous organisation to advance their political participation and thereby secure their continuity in the post-colonial era.

並列關鍵字

Hong Kong ； New Territories ； Colony ； Heung Yee Kuk ； Indigenous inhabitants