透過1996至2002年期間進行之問卷調查與深度訪談，本文探討香港人如何回應不斷演化的國族身分認同。香港的經驗使我們得以窺探再國族化工程中，媒體如何頗為成功的將日常經驗、情緒與認知各方面的微觀論述重新包裝，從而與國族的論述有機地結合起來。量化數據顯示，九七回歸的前後數年，香港人與大陸人之間的感知差異總體而言有漸趨轉弱之勢，但在現代化與民主價值方面，兩者仍存在明顯的差別。文化與歷史是較容易被國族化的領域；而政治與軍事領域則相對較難於社會論述中被國族化。深入訪談的結果同時顯示，個人愈頻密的社會與越界經驗，意味著更務實與靈活的對國族論述之採納與挪用。本研究的目的，是借用香港再國族化的獨特歷史時機，為國族理論提供一個多層次的分析框架。

By consecutive surveys and in-depth interviews, this article tries to map out Hong Kong people's changing reactions towards the discourses of nationalism before and after the sovereignty transfer in 1997. Surveys show that the perceived differences between Hong Kongers and Mainlanders have been less prominent in terms of capitalistic values, but are still distinctive in modern and democratic values. Cultural and historical aspects are easier to be nationalized, while political and military aspects are relatively difficult to be naturalized and nationalized in social discourses. In-depth interviews also show that the more mobile the individuals' social and trans-national experiences are, the more pragmatic and flexible are their adoption and appropriation of nationalistic discourses. The case of Hong Kong provides researchers a chance to study nationalization processes in which mediated narratives are “re-packaging” everday experiences, perceptions, and emotions into the rising discourse of the nation in complicated and multi-dimensional negotiations.