1st Edition

Migration in Post-Colonial Hong Kong

Edited By Susanne Y.P. Choi, Eric Fong Copyright 2018
166 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

178 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

178 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Since 1995 most mainland migrants to Hong Kong have been the wives or non-adult children of Hong Kong men of lower socio-economic status. The majority of immigrants are women, who throughout the past two decades have accounted for more than 60% of immigration. The profile of immigrants has been changing and they are significantly more educated than was the case in the past. Despite the... Read more

Chapter 1: Migration: Rethinking Border and Boundary (Susanne Y. P. Choi and Eric Fong )

Chapter 2: Gender and Immigrant Economic Status in Hong Kong: Evidence from the 2011 Census (Tong Yuying & Ting Kwok Fai)

Chapter 3: Socio-Spatial Differentiation of Permanent Hong Kong Residents and New Immigrants from Mainland China (Si-ming Li & Pu Hao)

Chapter 4: Money and Children: Marital Conflict of Female Marriage Migrants in Hong Kong (Susanne Y P Choi & Guo Hua)

Chapter 5: Socio-cultural Adaptation, Perceived Workplace Discrimination, and Psychological Well-Being of Immigrant Workers (Hang-Yue Ngo)

Chapter 6: A Comparison of Occupational Well-being between Chinese Immigrant and Local Workers (Francis Cheung & Hang-Yue Ngo)

Chapter 7: Social Support among Recent Immigrants in Hong Kong (Hua Guo & Eric Fong)

Chapter 8: “Immigrants Do Not Vote for Democrats!” Are They Pushed or Do They Jump? 9Ray Yep & Li Jing)

 

Biography

Susanne Y.P. Choi is Professor, Department of Sociology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Eric Fong is Professor of Sociology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong