Roaming yuppies: Hong Kong migration to Australia

Asian Pac Migr J. 1994;3(2-3):373-92.

Abstract

"Hong Kong has been the top source for Asian migration to Australia in recent years. The majority of the Hong Kong migrants are young, educated professionals. Using survey data conducted in Hong Kong on emigration tendencies, this article analyzes why they are leaving Hong Kong, what attracts them to Australia, and what impact this influx has on Australian society. It is speculated that this movement may create an enduring change in the identity of emigrant Hong Kongers and have a wider significance in the contradictory currents of geopolitics and geoeconomics which are simultaneously encouraging and resisting migration."

MeSH terms

  • Asia
  • Asia, Eastern
  • Australia
  • Behavior
  • Decision Making*
  • Demography
  • Developed Countries
  • Developing Countries
  • Emigration and Immigration*
  • Hong Kong
  • Motivation*
  • Pacific Islands
  • Population
  • Population Dynamics
  • Psychology
  • Time Factors
  • Time*
  • Transients and Migrants