Hong Kong Mobile

by Siu, Helen F.; Ku, Agnes S. M.

• ISBN13: 9789622099180
• ISBN10: 9622099181
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-02
• Publisher: Hong Kong Univ Pr

Summary

In this interdisciplinary study, the authors argue that Hong Kong must develop and strengthen the mobility, broadly defined, of its population. This is at the heart of its need to face the challenges from a changing global environment. Being a space of f

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	p. vii
Foreword	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xv
Contributors	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
Lessons in Openness: Hong Kong as a Space of Flow	p. 9
Lesson in Openness: Creating a Space of Flow in Hong Kong	p. 13
Where Guangdong Meets Shanghai: Hong Kong Culture in a Trans-regional Context	p. 45
Transborder Visuality: The Changing Patterns of Visual Exchange between Hong Kong and South China	p. 63
Taking Stock of a Migrant Population: Who Is a Hong Konger?	p. 83
The Importance of Migration Flow to Hong Kong's Future	p. 89
Positioning "Hong Kongers" and "New Immigrants"	p. 117
Immigration Policies and Human Resources Planning	p. 149
Like Sons and Daughters of Hong Kong: The Return of the Young Generation	p. 201
Building Dynamic Cultural Capital in Institutions	p. 223
Rethinking Colonial Institutions, Standards, Life Styles and Experiences	p. 231
Professional Bodies and Professional Regulation in Hong Kong	p. 247
Education Reforms and Social Mobility: Rethinking the History of Hong Kong Education	p. 293
Is Hong Kong Entrepreneurship Declining?	p. 327
The "Global City" as a Cultural Project: The Case of the West Kowloon Cultural District	p. 343
A Sense of Place in Hong Kong: The Case of Tai O	p. 367
Conclusion: Whither Hong Kong and the Hong Konger?	p. 397
Notes	p. 401
References	p. 447
Index	p. 479
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