Report of Database on Demographic Characteristics
of
New Arrivals from the Mainland
Second Quarter of 2001
Introduction
To provide a better understanding of the profile and
needs of new arrivals from the Mainland (new arrivals),
the Home Affairs Bureau (HAB) and the Home Affairs
Department (HAD), with the assistance of the Immigration
Department (ImmD), have created a database on demographic
characteristics of new arrivals based on findings of
HAD's quarterly survey. The report of this database
will be published on a quarterly basis in order to
provide up-to-date information.
Respondents
Unless otherwise specified, 'respondents' in this
report refer to new arrivals aged 11 or above and returned
the HAD's questionnaires, which are completed on a
voluntary basis at the Registration of Persons (Kowloon)
Office.
Findings
Findings in this report are presented in percentages,
except those in Table 1 which are presented in numbers.
Some statistics are not available for the year 1999
as the relevant questions had not been included in
the questionnaire until the first quarter of 2000.
Enquiry
Please direct any enquiries relating to the database
to Statistical Officer (3) of HAD (Tel: 2835 1604,
Fax: 2834 5466).
Home Affairs Bureau & Home Affairs Department
Table 1 Number of respondents
| Year/Quarter |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Q2 |
Yearly Total |
Q2 |
Yearly Total |
Q2 |
| Number of Respondents |
4,644 |
25,972 |
6,091 |
29,858 |
7,832 |
Table 2 Age(1)
| |
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| 11-19 |
19.7 |
23.8 |
33.2 |
22.3 |
8.2 |
| 20-29 |
14.6 |
14.2 |
24.2 |
18.2 |
21.7 |
| 30-39 |
45.5 |
43.1 |
16.6 |
38.3 |
52.0 |
| 40-49 |
14.1 |
12.0 |
5.2 |
9.9 |
10.6 |
| 50-59 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
8.1 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
| >=60 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
12.7 |
6.6 |
4.0 |
Table 3 Sex
| |
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Male |
15.9 |
22.6 |
27.7 |
24.9 |
21.2 |
| Female |
84.1 |
77.4 |
72.3 |
75.1 |
78.8 |
Table 4 Marital Status
| |
Year/Quarter |
| Marital Status |
|
|
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Never Married |
22.5 |
29.6 |
41.9 |
28.9 |
16.0 |
| Ever Married |
77.5 |
70.4 |
58.1 |
71.1 |
84.0 |
Table 5 Number of children of respondents
| |
Year/Quarter |
| Number of children |
|
|
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| 0 |
28.0 |
34.1 |
48.1 |
34.4 |
23.7 |
| 1 |
22.2 |
20.0 |
20.1 |
26.4 |
37.0 |
| 2 |
32.2 |
28.6 |
12.5 |
24.6 |
28.5 |
| 3 |
11.8 |
11.8 |
10.5 |
9.4 |
7.4 |
| 4 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
6.0 |
3.6 |
2.3 |
| >=5 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
Table 6 Purpose of coming to Hong Kong
| |
Year/Quarter |
| Purpose of coming to Hong Kong |
|
|
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Reunion with family |
99.3 |
99.0 |
99.0 |
98.6 |
98.1 |
| Others |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
Table 7 Place of residence on the Mainland before coming to Hong
Kong
| |
Year/Quarter |
| Place of residence on the Mainland |
|
|
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Fujian |
Not
available |
1.9 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
| Guangdong |
77.9 |
82.7 |
82.3 |
| Guangxi |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
| Hainan |
3.4 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
| Shanghai |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
| Yunan |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Others |
14.2 |
10.4 |
8.9 |
Table 8 District of residence in Hong Kong
| |
Year/Quarter |
| District of residence in Hong Kong |
|
|
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Central & Western |
2.8 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
| Eastern |
5.6 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.8 |
| Wan Chai |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
| Southern |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
| Kwun Tong |
9.0 |
10.6 |
11.8 |
10.7 |
10.5 |
| Yau Tsim Mong |
7.6 |
8.3 |
9.2 |
8.8 |
8.1 |
| Sham Shui Po |
10.0 |
11.4 |
11.0 |
11.4 |
11.0 |
| Kowloon City |
6.5 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.1 |
5.9 |
| Wong Tai Sin |
6.5 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
| North |
6.2 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
| Sai Kung |
3.4 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
| Sha Tin |
7.1 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
5.7 |
| Yuen Long |
7.3 |
6.7 |
5.6 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
| Tuen Mun |
6.4 |
5.2 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
5.8 |
| Tai Po |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
3.4 |
| Tsuen Wan |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
| Kwai Tsing |
8.5 |
7.5 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
| Islands |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
Table 9 Type of housing
| |
Year/Quarter |
| Type of housing |
|
|
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Public rental housing |
47.4 |
46.8 |
50.3 |
48.5 |
47.0 |
| Home-ownership scheme
flat |
4.0 |
3.2 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
6.6 |
| Government temporary housing |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| Private permanent housing |
39.9 |
43.6 |
37.4 |
38.7 |
40.6 |
| Others |
7.6 |
5.5 |
7.2 |
7.4 |
5.6 |
Table 10 Educational attainment (aged 16 and over)
| |
Year/Quarter |
| Education attainment |
|
|
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Post-secondary or above |
5.7 |
5.5 |
7.6 |
7.0 |
6.6 |
| Senior middle |
19.6 |
21.8 |
24.1 |
25.5 |
25.8 |
| Junior middle |
45.7 |
44.4 |
37.9 |
44.5 |
48.3 |
| Primary |
24.1 |
23.2 |
19.4 |
17.8 |
16.5 |
| Have never been in schooling
/ kindergarten |
5.0 |
5.1 |
11.0 |
5.1 |
2.8 |
Table 11A Professional qualification obtained on the Mainland
| Year/Quarter |
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Respondents obtained professional
qualification (Detailed breakdown in Table 11B) |
Not
available |
5.9 |
6.7 |
6.2 |
| Respondents did not obtain professional
qualification |
94.1 |
93.3 |
93.8 |
Table 11B Type of professional qualification (2)
| |
Year/Quarter |
| Type of professional qualification |
|
|
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| University degree &teacher certificate |
Not
available |
15.8 |
17.5 |
15.8 |
| Teacher's certificate |
16.9 |
21.8 |
25.3 |
| Medical practitioner |
3.9 |
4.2 |
3.3 |
| Chinese herbalist |
3.9 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
| Nurse |
8.9 |
8.7 |
9.8 |
| Engineer |
9.4 |
12.3 |
10.2 |
| Lawyer |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
| Accountant |
20.6 |
14.8 |
14.7 |
| Others |
23.6 |
21.5 |
21.4 |
Table 12A Working experience on the Mainland
| Year/Quarter |
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Respondents had working experience
on the Mainland (Detailed breakdown in Table 12B and 12C) |
35.5 |
37.6 |
28.8 |
41.4 |
58.3 |
| Respondents did not have working experience
on the Mainland |
64.5 |
62.4 |
71.2 |
58.6 |
41.7 |
Table 12B Type of industry in which respondents had worked
on the Mainland(3)
| |
Year/Quarter |
| Type of industry |
|
|
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Manufacturing |
Not
available |
17.1 |
19.3 |
19.4 |
| Construction |
6.2 |
6.5 |
5.1 |
| Wholesales, retail, import/export
trades, restaurants & hotels |
41.2 |
35.7 |
35.0 |
| Transport, storage & communications |
10.2 |
9.1 |
8.8 |
| Financing, insurance,
real estate & business services |
7.1 |
5.5 |
4.3 |
| Community, social & personal
services |
5.5 |
4.6 |
3.6 |
| Teaching or teaching-related
services |
5.3 |
5.4 |
4.1 |
| Others |
22.7 |
24.6 |
30.5 |
Table 12C Type of occupation of the respondents on the
Mainland(4)
| |
Year/Quarter |
| Type of occupation |
|
|
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Managers & administrators |
8.2 |
7.0 |
9.5 |
7.6 |
6.3 |
| Professionals |
10.8 |
11.5 |
10.3 |
9.2 |
5.8 |
| Associate professionals |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
| Clerks |
17.5 |
14.6 |
16.9 |
13.3 |
12.5 |
| Service workers & shop
sales workers |
32.4 |
29.4 |
34.7 |
30.4 |
31.1 |
| Crafts & related workers |
3.5 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
| Plants & machine operators
& assemblers |
5.8 |
8.1 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
4.1 |
| Elementary occupations |
25.1 |
25.8 |
6.3 |
8.8 |
9.9 |
| Secondary school teacher |
Not
available |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
| Primary school teacher |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
| Fisherman/Farmer |
5.8 |
7.5 |
18.7 |
| Others |
14.1 |
18.4 |
17.1 |
22.2 |
13.6 |
Table 13A Intention to work in Hong Kong
| Year/Quarter |
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Respondents intended to workin Hong
Kong (Detailed breakdown in table 13B) |
42.8 |
57.1 |
46.7 |
51.2 |
61.6 |
| Respondents did not intend to work
in Hong Kong |
57.2 |
42.9 |
53.3 |
48.8 |
38.4 |
Table 13B Type of Industry in
which respondents intended to work in Hong Kong (5)
| |
Year/Quarter |
| Type of Industry |
|
|
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Manufacturing |
11.8 |
22.4 |
8.9 |
12.2 |
11.4 |
| Construction |
6.5 |
10.3 |
8.6 |
9.1 |
8.2 |
| Wholesales, retail, import/export
trades, restaurants & hotels |
54.2 |
39.2 |
39.4 |
42.6 |
45.9 |
| Transport, storage & communications |
4.5 |
5.7 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
9.7 |
| Financing, insurance,
real estate & business services |
10.4 |
9.1 |
12.0 |
8.2 |
6.3 |
| Community, social & personal
services |
24.0 |
21.6 |
11.5 |
10.2 |
9.3 |
| Teaching or teaching-related
services |
Not available |
6.5 |
5.1 |
3.8 |
| Others |
16.9 |
21.0 |
32.3 |
30.6 |
32.3 |
Table 14 Monthly family income
| |
Year/Quarter |
| Monthly family income |
|
|
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Less than $3000 |
12.2 |
15.0 |
18.3 |
18.4 |
20.0 |
| $3000 - $4999 |
8.0 |
10.1 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
11.5 |
| $5000 - $6999 |
17.7 |
19.2 |
19.4 |
19.4 |
18.7 |
| $7000 - $8999 |
23.1 |
22.5 |
20.5 |
19.7 |
18.2 |
| $9000 - $10999 |
20.1 |
16.6 |
13.8 |
14.5 |
14.8 |
| $11000 - $12999 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
7.0 |
| $13000 - $14999 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
| $15000 or above |
6.3 |
4.8 |
6.5 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
| Not known |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Table 15 Source of family income
| |
Year/Quarter |
| Source offamily income |
|
|
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Wages |
75.0 |
73.7 |
74.5 |
73.6 |
70.8 |
| Government's assistance
|
10.5 |
11.5 |
12.5 |
12.4 |
11.5 |
| Relative's assistance |
5.9 |
7.3 |
7.0 |
8.9 |
13.6 |
| Others |
8.7 |
7.4 |
6.0 |
5.1 |
4.1 |
Table 16 Confidence in integrating into the Hong Kong community
| Year/Quarter |
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Respondents had confidence in integrating
into Hong Kong community |
99.5 |
99.2 |
98.4 |
98.4 |
98.2 |
| Respondents did not have confidence
in integrating into Hong Kong community |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
Table 17A Difficulties in adapting to the way of life in Hong Kong
| Year/Quarter |
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Respondents had difficulties in adaptation
(Detailed breakdown in table 17B) |
66.6 |
67.7 |
66.0 |
65.8 |
76.2 |
| Respondents did not have difficulties
in adaptation |
33.4 |
32.3 |
34.0 |
34.2 |
23.8 |
Table 17B Difficulties anticipated by respondents in adapting to the way of
life in Hong Kong
| |
Year/Quarter |
| Anticipated Difficulties |
|
|
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Languages |
20.1 |
20.3 |
22.7 |
16.9 |
13.6 |
| Living habits |
25.5 |
23.5 |
22.8 |
19.3 |
16.3 |
| Living environment |
48.1 |
49.8 |
52.4 |
53.0 |
44.4 |
| Education system |
16.8 |
17.5 |
24.1 |
20.0 |
14.2 |
| Family finance |
31.1 |
30.6 |
29.7 |
32.7 |
28.4 |
| Work |
46.5 |
46.0 |
27.3 |
32.0 |
51.0 |
| Others |
1.6 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
9.6 |
Table 18A Supporting services needed by respondents
| Year/Quarter |
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Respondents wished for supporting
services (Detailed breakdown in table 18B) |
75.6 |
76.3 |
76.8 |
77.1 |
82.4 |
| Respondents did not wish for supporting
services |
24.4 |
23.7 |
23.2 |
22.9 |
17.6 |
Table 18B Type of supporting services
| |
Year/Quarter |
| Type of supporting services |
|
|
1999
(%) |
2000
(%) |
2001
(%) |
| Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
Annual average |
Q2 |
| Applying for public
housing |
57.4 |
60.1 |
53.0 |
52.0 |
43.9 |
| Government financial
assistance |
27.2 |
25.7 |
23.3 |
19.1 |
11.6 |
| Enrolment in school |
19.1 |
16.6 |
19.8 |
13.3 |
9.7 |
| Cantonese course |
8.8 |
7.4 |
8.0 |
5.8 |
5.5 |
| English course |
29.2 |
29.0 |
36.8 |
31.4 |
25.6 |
| Help to find a job |
29.7 |
30.0 |
30.6 |
40.5 |
55.8 |
| Career training |
16.6 |
16.0 |
18.9 |
21.6 |
34.6 |
| Medical treatment |
11.0 |
10.1 |
7.5 |
7.2 |
11.1 |
| Infant nursery |
5.1 |
4.0 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
| Family services |
3.7 |
3.4 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
| Others |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
The age of respondents when they completed the questionnaire
(1)The age of respondents when they completed the questionnaire.
(2)Respondents could make more than one choice
(3)Respondents could make more than one choice.
(4)Respondents could make more than one choice.
(5)Respondents could make more than one choice.
(6)Respondents could make more than one choice.
(7)Respondents could make more than one choice. |
