Hello again.
As a part of my Senior Research Project, I will be traveling to Hong Kong in order to interview the population there, first hand. However, before I go, I wanted to do some research on the population there; find out what it's like, any cultural differences they may have from mainland China and the Western world, etc.
In terms of population growth, Hong Kong has experienced relatively linear growth for the past few decades. According to the World Bank, Hong Kong's population currently holds at around 7 million people, a medium sized city by Chinese standards. However, what it lacks in size it makes up in diversity. Hong Kong's extensive and multifaceted arts and cultural policy has allowed diversity to flourish. Besides just having large bodies of English and Chinese speaking populous, Hong Kong's Basic Law has allowed religions like Buddhism, Christianity, Islamism, and Hinduism to co-exist harmoniously.
Even with a population of 7 million, Hong Kong retains a low crime rate. The low violent and overall rate (1/100 and 1/1000 crimes per citizen, respectively) show the integration of the various groups, with almost no friction between groups despite living in such close proximity.
So Hong Kong is open minded, safe, welcoming, and thriving. Looking at it's 2012 net migration rate of 3.9/1000 migrants per population, it would be indicative of those statements. But that only shows part of the picture.
The fact is, Hong Kong's migration rate has fallen from 8/1000 in 2000 to 3.9/1000 in 2012. Why?
Guess you'll have to stay tuned to find out,
Victor
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