Residential mobility in an era of economic transformations and population reformations: A case study of Hong Kong

Habitat International

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 445-453

  Hui, Eddie Chi Man ^a   Yu, Ka Hung ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Census analysis; Government housing policies; Hong Kong; Residential mobility

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ASIAN IMMIGRANT; CENSUS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HOUSING POLICY; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; SOCIAL HOUSING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 67349255830     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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