Summary information

Study title

Highly Skilled Immigration to and Emigration from Hong Kong, 1992-1994

Creator

Jowett, A. J., University of Glasgow, Department of Geography and Topographic Science

Findlay, A. M., University of Dundee, Department of Geography

Skeldon, R., University of Hong Kong, Department of Geography

Study number / PID

3323 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-3323-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

The aims of the study were:
1. To apply, extend and adapt a `migration channels framework' to the historically and geographically specific context of Hong Kong emigrants, Hong Kong return migrants and expatriate migration.
2. To assess the development implications for the Hong Kong labour market in general, and for three industrial sectors in particular (textiles, electronics and toys), of changing processes of highly skilled international labour transfers in the run up to 1997.
Main Topics:

Migration history; channels of migration; perception of the changeover of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997; perception of potential emigration destinations; migration motives; migration intention; perceived manpower problems in Hong Kong.

Labour relations/conflictSocial and occupational mobilityLabour and employmentMigration

AGEASIANSATTITUDESBUSINESSESCHILDRENCITIZENSHIPCIVIL SERVANTSCIVIL SERVICECONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTECONOMIC CONDITIONSEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL

Data collection period

01/01/1993 - 01/03/1994

Country

Hong Kong

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals

Institutions/organisations

National

Civil servants

Doctors

Education personnel

Educational personnel

Electronics industry

Emigrants

Engineering firms

Engineers

Expatriates

Students

Universe

Qualified doctors who have emigrated from Hong Kong (emidrs1.sav, emidrs2.sav); qualified doctors who were residing in Hong Kong (hkdrs.sav); qualified engineers who have emigrated from Hong Kong (emieng.sav); qualified engineers residing in Hong Kong (hkeng.sav); expatriates working in tertiary education in Hong Kong (expated.sav); expatriate civil servants in Hong Kong (expatcs.sav); final year medical/engineering students studying at the University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and UK universities (stdata.sav); electonics companies in Hong Kong (eleind.sav).

Sampling procedure

No sampling (total universe)

Simple random sample

Convenience sample

All expatriates in tertiary education in the sample were included. A simple random sample was drawn of the doctors, engineers and expatriate civil servants. A cconvenience sample was drawn of the students in Hong Kong. All known cases of final year engineering and medical students from Hong Kong in selected universities were also surveyed.

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Postal survey

Grant number

R000233549

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1996

Terms of data access

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Li, F., Findlay, A., Brown, M., Jowett, A. and Skeldon, R. (1994) 'Doctors diagnose their destination :: an analysis of length of employment abroad of Hong Kong doctors', Environment and Planning A, 1605-1624