Abstract
This article examines two very different types of migration to Hong Kong: the movements from China and the movements of contract labour. These migrations are considered within the context of the structural change in the Hong Kong economy from an entrepot, through its development into a major industrial centre, to the most recent phases of deindustrialization and Hong Kong s emergence as a service economy. Migration from China was an essential component in this transformation although, since its restriction and control after October 1980, Hong Kong has turned more towards foreign sources of labour. Like global cities in other parts of the world, Hong Kong imports highly skilled expatriates from around the world, as well as low-paid labour from regional sources and from China.
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