Abstract
This paper shows that the statement that Hong Kong has a large and stable stock of highly skilled migrants is a misconception. In fact, the landscape of professional migrants in Hong Kong is undergoing significant transformation in both number and types, which provides us with an opportunity to examine the mechanism of talent attraction in Hong Kong. As the case of Hong Kong represents important general aspects of the dynamics of the skilled migrants of a global city, this study is of more than local significance. This paper begins with a description of the demographic change of highly-skilled migrants in Hong Kong before and after 1997. It then compares the effectiveness and limitations of major propositions in explaining this demographic change. The author argues that government policies, which are overlooked by most migration theories, play important roles in steering the movement of skilled migrants in Hong Kong. After a review of Hong Kong’s immigration polices before and after 1997, the
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