民族認同與香港人的身分危機 / 邢福增
撮要
身分認同問題是神學建構的重要課題。本文首先探討香港人在回歸過程中呈現的身分危機，特別是土生土長一代對「香港人」與「中國人」兩種重疊身分的認同與矛盾。由於中國政府未能充分顧及港人關懷自由、人權及法治的感受，加上出於對官方「愛國愛港」意識形態符號的抗拒，在在增加了港人在民族認同方面的困擾，甚至出現了「再殖民地化」的恐懼。本文同時指出，作為香港社會的一分子，基督徒群體也不能豁免於此等困擾之外。港人就民主、自由及人權的保障及國家民族認同而產生的兩難糾結，在基督徒自籌國慶事件的爭論中，也充分流露出來。文章最後指出，香港教會必須藉著建立其民族認同，將不發達及割裂的身分認同，置於承擔中國(包括香港)的脈絡之中。香港教會必須幫助信徒建構其國民身分，並在具體的議題上，協助他們建立關心公共議事的意識，學習以中國人的身分，實踐對香港及中國的承擔。
ABSTRACT
Identity is one of the most important concerns in doing theology. The first part of this article analyses the identity crisis of Hong Kong people when China resumes her sovereignty. To those who are born in Hong Kong, their double identity as “Hongkongese” and Chinese causes much confusion. Fearing that the freedom, human rights and legal system they have enjoyed will diminish after July 1997, Hong Kong people seems more eager to identify with Hong Kong than with China. As part of the Hong Kong community, Hong Kong Christians cannot exclude themselves from this identity confusion. The dilemma of freedom and human rights Vs national identity is clearly reflected in the controversy of Christian celebration of China’s National Day. In the conclusion, the article points out Hong Kong churches need to build up a national citizenship among Christians as Chinese & “Hongkongese” apart from this existing schizophrenic identity. The Churches also have to teach Christians to learn to discuss and practice their responsibilities as a Chinese citizen in addition to a Hong Kong citizenship.
原載於《建道學刊》8期（1997年7月），頁63-88。
