title: The characteristics of persons from the mainland having resided in Hong Kong for less than 7 years.
abstract: "This article presents the characteristics of persons from the Mainland having resided in Hong Kong for less than 7 years based on information provided by the one-way permit holders to the Immigration Department when they first entered Hong Kong and also on the findings of the 1996 Population By-census. The demographic characteristics of the one-way permit holders coming to Hong Kong during the period 1990-1996 are analysed in detail. A comparison of the socio-economic characteristics of persons from the Mainland having resided in Hong Kong for less than 7 years with the whole population of Hong Kong using the 1996 Population By-census results is also made."
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D006723:Hong Kong; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Asia; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Hong Kong; Migrants; Migration; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Studies