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Abstract
This paper focuses on the dynamics of frontline organisational practice and examines how non-governmental organisations (NGOs) act as an intermediary between people and the state. It explores how workers in NGOs in the Pearl River Delta are responding to the needs of local migrant populations including rural-to-urban migrants and foreigners within mainland China, cross-border ‘new arrival’ Chinese and ethnic minorities in Hong Kong. We examine how government policy imperatives that relate to (im)migrants within the wider region are operationalised in strategic and direct practice, drawing on the theory of street-level bureaucracy to guide the analysis of primary data collected in two cities (Hong Kong and Guangzhou) during 2014. Key findings provide evidence of discretionary agency in both locations although the broader scope for an agency is evident in Hong Kong than Guangzhou. Implications for future practice are discussed within the context of increasingly restrictive political and social environment within the region.
本论文聚焦于前线组织性实践的动态，并探讨非政府组织如何成为人民与国家间的中介。文章探究珠三角地区非政府组织工人如何回应本地移民群体的需要，包括农村到城市的移民、中国大陆的外国人、香港跨境「新来」的大陆人及少数族裔。借鉴基层官僚理论去分析于2014年在香港及广州两个城市的初步数据，我们探讨政府关于更宽区域的移民政策如何在策略及直接服务上运用。对比广州，主要发现证明两地的全权中介，香港的中介具有更广的发挥空间。文章还讨论未来的实践面临着区内日益增加限制的政治及社会环境而受到影响。