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Patterns and Changes in Household Structure in Hong Kong

In: The Family and Social Change in Chinese Societies

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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)

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).

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  • Edward Jow-Ching Tu & Jianping Wang, 2014. "Patterns and Changes in Household Structure in Hong Kong," The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis, in: Dudley L. Poston, Jr. & Wen Shan Yang & Demetrea Nicole Farris (ed.), The Family and Social Change in Chinese Societies, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 59-77, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ssdmcp:978-94-007-7445-2_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7445-2_4
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