Citizenship, economy and social exclusion of mainland Chinese immigrants in Hong Kong
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3986126 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kam-Yee Law (0000-0002-9985-7236, City University of Hong Kong), Kim-Ming Lee (0000-0002-3932-5406, City University of Hong Kong) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 217-242 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2336 • E-ISSN: 1752-7554 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00472330680000131 |
| OpenAlex | W2124611683 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 57 |
| References cited | 15 |
Hong Kong is often viewed as a Chinese immigrants' city. This article discusses three interrelated dimensions of the social exclusion of migrants designated as “new” Chinese immigrants in Hong Kong. First, it is argued that globalisation has triggered intense economic rivalry among world cities as they undertake economic restructuring. Second, the political attempts of territorial states to establish their own legitimacy and strengthen their governing capacity are major catalysts that induce the social exclusion of immigrants. Third, the nature and strength of local place-based social identity is vital to determine the difficulties new immigrants face in being included in the host society. After recounting the history of Chinese immigrants and their recent profile in Hong Kong, the article examines the relationships between Hong Kong's economic development and the state's immigration policies, and how Hong Kong's state policies have constructed a form of Hong Kong identity vis-à-vis Mainland Chinese, drawing out the mechanisms that determine the social exclusion of Mainland immigrants since the 1990s. “We asked for workers but human beings came.” Max Frisch(quoted in Hollifield,2000:149
China · Citizenship · Development economics · Economic restructuring · Economics · Economy · Geography · Globalization · Immigration · Legitimacy · Mainland · Mainland China · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rivalry · Social exclusion · Sociology · State (computer science · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
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Social Service Utilization, Sense of Community, Family Functioning and the Mental Health of New Immigrant Women in Hong Kong
A Moderated Mediation Analysis on the Association Between Perceived Discrimination and Physical Symptoms Among Immigrant Women from Mainland China into Hong Kong
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Negative Sentiment Toward Recent Migrants in a Post-Colonial City
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Perceptions of Social Justice Among the South Asian and Mainstream Chinese Youth from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds in Hong Kong
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The Economic Growth of Hong Kong
The Problem of Chinese Refugees in Hong Kong
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Administrative Absorption of Politics in Hong Kong
Perspectives on Hong Kong Society
Hong Kong
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| Unique citing works | 57 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 57 |