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This book examines the most recent outmigration waves from Hong Kong, a city experiencing drastic social changes since 2019, the year when it witnessed a series of social protests. It will be of interest to overseas Chinese studies, diaspora and migration studies and Asian studies.
List of contents
Introduction: Post-2019 Hong Kong migration and the Hong Kong diaspora: A historical perspective and a multiscalar approach
Part I: HK-UK in continuum and the new Hong Kong diaspora in the UK 1. 'Global Britain', the coloniality of migration, and the Hong Kong BN(O) Visa
; 2. From colonial subjects to British? Hong Kong-British identity and BN(O) migrants in the UK
; 3. Hong Kong Christian migrants in search of identity and a home in the UK
; 4. Hong Kongers and the Hong Kong diasporic foodscape in the UK
Part II: The new Hong Kong diaspora beyond Europe 5. Four waves of Hong Kong immigrants to Canada: Is there an emerging diasporic community?
6. From reluctant to emotional: Hong Kong migrants and their discontent in Taiwan
; 7. Work-life (im)balance and existential (im)mobility: Hong Kong professional migrants in Australia
Part III: Transforming population geographies in Hong Kong 8. The impact of post-2019 migration on Hong Kong population dynamics
; 9. The exodus of expatriates during political change and the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of the French in Hong Kong
; 10. Migrants and their parents: Elder mobility, care and floating child-parent relationships
; Conclusion: Hong Kong migration: Continuity, change, and controversy
; Index
About the author
Yuk Wah Chan is Associate Professor at the City University of Hong Kong. Her research interests cover international migration, tourism, borderland, identity, and food studies. She has published a number of volumes on Asian migration and diasporas, including
New Chinese Migrations: Mobility, Home, and Inspirations (Routledge 2017, co-edited with Sin Yee Koh). She is one of the Series Editors of the
Routledge Series on Asian Migration.
Yvette To is Assistant Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her research covers migration intermediaries and settlement patterns of migrants, and she is the author of
Contested Development in China's Transition to an Innovation-driven Economy (Routledge, 2022).
Summary
This book examines the most recent outmigration waves from Hong Kong, a city experiencing drastic social changes since 2019, the year when it witnessed a series of social protests. It will be of interest to overseas Chinese studies, diaspora and migration studies and Asian studies.
