Understanding migration into Greater Bay Area cities in Mainland China as an investment for Hong Kong young adults

Yuefeng ZHU, Ka Ho MOK

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Abstract

This study conceptualized migration to Greater Bay Area (GBA) cities in Mainland China as an investment with both risk and potential gain. With a large-scale sample of younger adults in Hong Kong, we used k-mean cluster analysis to identify risk-takers in the migration case who were fully aware of both risk and potential gain and were still willing to migrate to GBA cities to venture for a better life, upward social mobility, or other personal objectives. Binary logistic regression was used to assess how biopsychosocial, environmental, and participating factors predicted the likelihood of a person becoming a risk-taker and being willing to tolerate the risk associated with migration. Results showed that being female, having experience of visiting a Mainland city, and not being a full-time employee in the hotel and catering industries were associated with a higher likelihood of becoming a risk-taker. Findings offer valuable policy implications for promoting GBA plans among young adults in Hong Kong. Copyright © 2022 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCities and social governance reforms: Greater Bay Area development experiences
EditorsKa Ho MOK
Place of PublicationSingapore
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages73-93
ISBN (Electronic)9789811695315
ISBN (Print)9789811695308
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Citation

Zhu, A. Y. F., & Mok, K. H. (2022). Understanding migration into Greater Bay Area cities in Mainland China as an investment for Hong Kong young adults. In K. H. Mok (Ed.), Cities and social governance reforms: Greater Bay Area development experiences (pp. 73-93). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9531-5_5

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