Explaining attitudes toward immigrants from Mainland China in Hong Kong

Lee, Siu Yau; Chou, Kee Lee

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“…An increase in the population imposes additional pressure on the apparent housing shortage. Some social scientists report that there is a deterioration of attitude against Mainland Chinese immigrants in Hong Kong (Lee et al, 2016;Lee and Chou, 2018). Some authors seek to investigate the effect of Mainland Chinese immigrants on the housing price and rent in Hong Kong.…”

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Why is the Hong Kong Housing Market Unaffordable? Some Stylized Facts and Estimations

Leung¹,

Ng²,

Tang

2020

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The house price in Hong Kong is well-known to be "unaffordable." This paper argues that the commonly used house price-to-income ratio may be misleading in an economy with almost half of the population living in either public rental housing or subsidized ownership. Moreover, we re-focus on the relationships between economic fundamentals and the housing market of Hong Kong. While the aggregate GDP, population and longevity continue to grow, the real wage and household income fall behind. The trend component of the real GDP growth suffers a permanent downward shift after the first quarter of 1989 (a "political scar"). The trend component of real wage growth is close to zero, and the counterpart of real consumption and real investment decline steadily. Meanwhile, the trend component of the real housing rent and price display patterns that decouple from the macroeconomic variables. We also discuss the directions for future research.

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Why is the Hong Kong Housing Market Unaffordable? Some Stylized Facts and Estimations

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Ng²,

Tang

2020

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“…In Hong Kong, subnational intergroup conflict is at its most intense between Hong Kong natives and migrants from mainland China, despite years of state efforts to integrate the two groups. Migrants are often depicted as lazy, rude, and opportunistic (Lee & Chou, 2018). Based on the aforementioned literature, it is plausible to expect that this antimigrant sentiment is associated with the fixed beliefs.…”

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“…Hostility toward migrants is particularly rife. In a survey conducted in 2012, more than 60% of Hong Kong citizens reported negative attitudes toward migrants from mainland China (Lee & Chou, 2018).…”

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How Nation Building Backfires: Beliefs about Group Malleability and Anti‐Chinese Attitudes in Hong Kong

Lee

Chou

2020

Political Psychology

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An intriguing phenomenon documented within political science research is the association between nation‐building programs and increased subnational intergroup conflicts. Based on data collected in Hong Kong, an epicenter of subnational conflicts in China, this article suggests that nation building may intensify the tension between subnational groups because it helps to spread the belief that groups have fixed inherent characteristics. Specifically, in the face of deep intergroup cultural and political differences, people who see their nation as a historically unified entity are more likely to believe that those differences are unchangeable and, in turn, develop negative attitudes toward other subnational groups. We support these arguments with a representative survey of the population and two laboratory experiments. In the first experiment, respondents who are exposed to narratives that emphasize the homogeneity of the Chinese nation report a higher level of fixed group perceptions than those who receive the opposite message. In the second experiment, respondents who are primed to believe that group characteristics are fixed report significantly more negative attitudes toward migrants from other parts of China. Our findings contribute conceptually to the study of nation building and shed new light on the formation of immigration attitudes.

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“…In Hong Kong, these tensions have multiple causes identified by researchers. Lee and Chou () point to perceived economic and cultural threats related to the existence of a strong “Hong Konger” identity. Kennedy, Li, and Ng () have identified strong anti‐China feelings among youth, feelings that are both political and social in nature.…”

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“…Chinese immigrants in Hong Kong have the same nationality, ethnic background, and citizenship as locals. Yet these similarities have not prevented tensions between Chinese immigrant and local people in Hong Kong and these tensions have been continuously reported (Lee & Chou, ; Li, ). Thus, while immigrant status has distinctive characteristics in Hong Kong, the underlying tensions between the two groups are symptomatic of fraught immigrant contexts as in other parts of the world (Davidov & Semyonov, ).…”

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Chinese immigrant students in Hong Kong: Exploring performance and influences on their civic learning

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Guided by the “opportunity–propensity” (O‐P) framework, this study explores how immigrant status might affect students’ civic knowledge through an antecedent factor (socioeconomic status [SES]), opportunity factors (civic learning at school and civic participation at school), and propensity factors (perceived open classroom climate, perceived student–teacher relationship, and perceived importance of conventional citizenship). The data were taken from the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) 2016. The sample comprised 2,544 eighth graders from Hong Kong. Results of two‐level path analysis showed that, at the student level, mainland Chinese immigrant grant students had a higher level of civic knowledge. Although perceived open classroom climate and perceived importance of conventional citizenship were found to be two positive mediators and family SES (via civic learning at school) was a negative mediator, the mediation effects at the student level were quite small. In contrast, quite a large amount of variance was explained at the school level: School‐aggregated immigrant status was positively linked to school‐aggregated civic knowledge and negatively via school‐aggregated students’ family SES via school‐aggregated civic learning.

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Explaining attitudes toward immigrants from Mainland China in Hong Kong

Cited by 26 publications

References 69 publications

Why is the Hong Kong Housing Market Unaffordable? Some Stylized Facts and Estimations

Why is the Hong Kong Housing Market Unaffordable? Some Stylized Facts and Estimations

How Nation Building Backfires: Beliefs about Group Malleability and Anti‐Chinese Attitudes in Hong Kong

Chinese immigrant students in Hong Kong: Exploring performance and influences on their civic learning

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