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Subject(s)

• Hong Kong (China)—Emigration and immigration—Social aspects [Browse]
• Hong Kong (China)—Social conditions [Browse]
• Families—China—Hong Kong [Browse]
• Chinese—Migrations [Browse]
• Immigrants—China—Hong Kong—Family relationships [Browse]
• Immigrants—China—Hong Kong—Biography [Browse]
• Hong Kong (China)—Biography [Browse]

Related name

• Wong, Siu-lun [Browse]
• Greve, Arent [Browse]

Series

Studies of world migrations [More in this series]

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Institutional theory and family migration
• Hong Kong's institutional background
• pt. 1. Cosmopolitan emigrants
• The Luk family : exit and return of emigrant planners
• The Chou and Leung families : immigrant entrepreneurs
• Francis Kwong : the professional's dilemma
• pt. 2. The rooted : ties to Hong Kong deter migration
• The Gung family : Hong Kong locals
• The Ongs : a nonemigrant trading family
• Brian Wan : the extended family emigrates
• pt. 3. Working class families : unlikely emigrants
• The Szeto family : nowhere to run
• The Hung family : cancelled migration dreams
• The Chia brothers : constructing Hong Kong as the place to be
• Conclusion: Movers and stayers.

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ISBN

• 9780252035180 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0252035186 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9780252077043 (paper : alk. paper)
• 0252077040 (paper : alk. paper)

LCCN

2009027064

OCLC

426065891

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