Patterns and Changes in Household Structure in Hong Kong

Edward Jow-Ching Tu () and Jianping Wang
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Edward Jow-Ching Tu: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Division of Social Science
Jianping Wang: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Center for Social and Economic Research

Chapter Chapter 4 in The Family and Social Change in Chinese Societies, 2014, pp 59-77 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Hong Kong was a British colony until 1997, when it was returned to China and became a special administrative region. Since its cession from China to Britain in 1842, Hong Kong has experienced massive population growth. At the beginning of its colonial status, Hong Kong was a small fishing village. The first census published in May 1841 found the total population of Hong Kong to be only 7,450 inhabitants (Ng 1984). In 20011, Hong Kong’s population reached 7.07 million (Census and Statistics Department 2012). Now, Hong Kong is a modern city characterized by a high level of economic development and an urban population. Hong Kong attracts residents from all over the world, although the majority of its population is Chinese (Census and Statistics Department 2012).

Keywords: Household Size; Nuclear Family; Household Composition; Household Structure; Small Household (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7445-2_4

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