Reluctant exiles? : migration from Hong Kong and the new overseas Chinese

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Reluctant exiles? : migration from Hong Kong and the new overseas Chinese

Ronald Skeldon, editor ; with a foreword by Wang Gungwu

(Hong Kong becoming China : the transition to 1997)

M.E. Sharpe, c1994

  • : [hbk.]
  • : pbk

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"An East Gate book."

Includes bibliographical referneces (p. 335-347) and index

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Description

This work presents an assessment of the migration from Hong Kong that has occurred since the second half of the 1980s. This pronounced outflow of highly educated people (a "brain drain") is having a profound impact on destination areas, as well as on Hong Kong itself.

Table of Contents

Preface Part I: Setting the Scene I. Reluctant Exiles or Bold Pioneers: An Introduction to Migration from Hong Kong Part II: The Historical and Geographical Context 2. Hong Kong in an International Migration System 3. Recruitment and Release: Migration Advisers and the Creation of Exile 4. Overseas Chinese Adaptive Organizations, Past and Present Part III: Canada 5. Hong Kong Migration to Canada: The Background 6. Business Immigration to Canada: Deception and Exploitation 7. Hong Kong Immigration and the Chinese Community in Vancouver 8. Hong Kong Immigrants in Toronto 9. Searching for a Safe Haven: The Migration and Settlement of Hong Kong Chinese Immigrants in Toronto Part IV: Australasia 10. The Migration and Settlement of Hong Kong Chinese in Australia II. The Hong Kong Chinese in Sydney 12. The Hong Kong Chinese in Auckland Part V: United States of America 13. Hong Kong Immigrants in San Francisco 14. New York Is Not Hong Kong: The Little Hong Kong That Never Was 15. Hong Kong Chinese in Hawaii: Community Building and Coping Strategies Part VI: A European and an Asian Destination 16. Branches All Over: The Hong Kong Chinese in the United Kingdom 17. The Ethnicity Paradox: Hong Kong Immigrants in Singapore Part VII: Conclusion 18. Migration from Hong Kong: Current Trends and Future Agendas

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