Hong Kong mobile : making a global population / edited by Helen F. Siu and Agnes S. Ku.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Siu, Helen F.

Ku, Agnes S. M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Population aging.

Hong Kong (China)--Population.

Hong Kong (China).

Hong Kong (China)--Population policy.

Population aging--China--Hong Kong.

China--Hong Kong.

Physical Description:

xx, 487 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2008]

Contents:

Part I Lessons in Openness: Hong Kong as a Space of Flow 9

1 Lesson in Openness: Creating a Space of Flow in Hong Kong / Elizabeth Sinn 13

2 Where Guangdong Meets Shanghai: Hong Kong Culture in a Trans-regional Context / May Bo Ching 45

3 Transborder Visuality: The Changing Patterns of Visual Exchange between Hong Kong and South China / Eric Ma 63

Part II Taking Stock of a Migrant Population: Who Is a Hong Konger? 83

4 The Importance of Migration Flow to Hong Kong's Future / Richard Y. C. Wong, Ka-fu Wong 89

5 Positioning "Hong Kongers" and "New Immigrants" / Helen F. Siu 117

6 Immigration Policies and Human Resources Planning / Johannes M. M. Chan 149

7 Like Sons and Daughters of Hong Kong: The Return of the Young Generation / Janet Salaff* 201

Part III Building Dynamic Cultural Capital in Institutions 223

8 Rethinking Colonial Institutions, Standards, Life Styles and Experiences / David Faure 231

9 Professional Bodies and Professional Regulation in Hong Kong / David A. Levin 247

10 Education Reforms and Social Mobility: Rethinking the History of Hong Kong Education / Bernard Hung-kay Luk* 293

11 Is Hong Kong Entrepreneurship Declining? / Wenbin Sun, Siu-lun Wong 327

12 The "Global City" as a Cultural Project: The Case of the West Kowloon Cultural District / Agnes S. Ku* 343

13 A Sense of Place in Hong Kong: The Case of Tai O / Wing-hoi Chan 367.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [447]-477) and index.

ISBN:

9789622099180

9622099181

OCLC:

288986643