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Title Cosmopolitan consumption of sexualized space : Hong Kongs gay bar/club/sauna Author(s) Wong, See-huat; 黃樹發 Citation Issue Date 2008 URL /10722/55106 Rights Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License COSMOPOLITAN CONSUMPTION OF SEXUALIZED SPACE: HONG KONG’S GAY BAR/ CLUB/ SAUNA by WONG See Huat DISSERTATION Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Sciences (Urban Planning), The Centre of Urban Planning Environmental Management The University of Hong Kong June 2006 Declaration I declare that this thesis represents my own work, except where due acknowledgement is made, and that it has not been previously included in a thesis, dissertation or reported submitted to this University or to any other institution for a degree, diploma or other qualifications. Signed ………………………………… ii ABSTRACT Is Hong Kong, marketed as ‘Asia’s World City’, really cosmopolitan? One measure of cosmopolitanism is thriving cultural diversity. Most gays in Hong Kong are still not openly gay. In this study, the gay scene (gay bars, clubs and saunas) are examined in relation to ‘cosmopolitan consumption’ (consumerism in a cosmopolitan context). The research explores cosmopolitanism, gay entrepreneurship, and the creation of a cosmopolitan city. The impact of this study concerns the visibility of the local gay community in the context of multiculturalism in urban pl