The role of social entrepreneurship in the economy is receiving heightened attention. This is in no small part due to the fact that governments and scholars are now recognizing the range of potential benefits that social enterprises can offer. This chapter begins by delineating the key features of social enterprise and what makes this form of enterprise distinct from others. Next, a brief overview of relevant social capital research, as introduced earlier in this volume, and the Hong Kong context is provided. This sets the stage for the study of a case of social entrepreneurship in Hong
Kong that follows. Our exploration is devoted to identifying
emerging themes and relevant issues that influence the development of a social enterprise, City Greeny. In line with our main interest, we also attempt to offer insights into how the values (i.e., trust, mutuality, and reciprocity) and attributes (e.g., social relations and network access and interactions) that are viewed to underpin social capital at the mico-, meso-, and macro-levels are cultivated and maintained by a social entrepreneur.