Neighbourhood in a high rise, high density city: Some observations on contemporary Hong Kong

Sociological Review

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 215-240

  Forrest, Ray ^a   La Grange, Adrienne ^a   Ngai Ming, Yip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036588949     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-954X.00364     Document Type: Article

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