TY - JOUR
T1 - One country two peoples?
T2 - Trends in the assimilation and separation of Hong Kong’s mainland-born population
AU - Post, David
AU - Pong, Suet ling
AU - Ou, Dongshu
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - This article weighs the demographic evidence for either assimilation or separation among Hong Kong residents who were born in British Colonial Hong Kong or Mainland China. Using successive waves of Hong Kong census data from 1991 to 2011, we show the effects of nativity on four indicators of social distance and differentiation: residential segregation, linguistic assimilation, wage inequality and educational opportunity. On the one hand, there is some evidence of assimilation in terms of residential location and home language. On the other hand, in terms of wage inequality and access to postsecondary education, our findings suggest that Hong Kong’s population could become more divided depending upon birthplace.
AB - This article weighs the demographic evidence for either assimilation or separation among Hong Kong residents who were born in British Colonial Hong Kong or Mainland China. Using successive waves of Hong Kong census data from 1991 to 2011, we show the effects of nativity on four indicators of social distance and differentiation: residential segregation, linguistic assimilation, wage inequality and educational opportunity. On the one hand, there is some evidence of assimilation in terms of residential location and home language. On the other hand, in terms of wage inequality and access to postsecondary education, our findings suggest that Hong Kong’s population could become more divided depending upon birthplace.
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U2 - 10.1080/17441730.2014.947699
DO - 10.1080/17441730.2014.947699
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85027935980
SN - 1744-1730
VL - 11
SP - 67
EP - 93
JO - Asian Population Studies
JF - Asian Population Studies
IS - 1
ER -