Like sons and daughters of Hong Kong: The return of the young generation

China Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-57

  Salaff, Janet ^a,b   Shik, Angela ^c   Greve, Arent ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

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