Securing a Safe City

While contemporary ethnographies on “security” focus abstract notions of safety or the active implementation security measures, this paper dives into passive, subconscious structures shaping labor conditions residential guards in Hong Kong. Private forces have been around since ancient civilization and are so familiar that they become vastly overlooked modern society, camouflaging within social landscape. However, private everywhere Kong, crucial to high levels convenience city’s residents. Security companies display consistent employment practices showing intrinsic nature how manage their a capitalist economy. This depicts divides between socio-economic groups perceptions channel middle-aged elderly sectors towards guard employment. Additionally, management strategies relationships residents further reinforce structure dominance, maintaining status quo while preventing from unionizing creating change.