Hung Wai San. / Thesis submitted in: July 2005. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-115). / Abstracts and questionnaires in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.ii-iii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iv / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.vi / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vii / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.viii / Chapter Chapter 1. --- The background and the orientation of the research --- p.1 / Chapter 1. --- The background --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- Research objectives and research questions --- p.9 / Chapter 3. --- Organization of the thesis --- p.10 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Social network and the labor marker performance of new migrants --- p.12 / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.12 / Chapter 2. --- The concept of social network --- p.13 / Chapter 3. --- The characteristics of social network --- p.14 / Chapter A) --- The strength of ties --- p.15 / Chapter B) --- Network structure and composition --- p.17 / Chapter 4. --- The importance of social networks in the labor market performance of new migrants --- p.19 / Chapter A) --- The importance of social networks in the labor market performance compared with other job searching methods --- p.21 / Chapter B) --- The importance of social networks in the labor market performance compared with human capital --- p.23 / Chapter 5. --- The analytical framework --- p.26 / Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.28 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Methodology --- p.31 / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.31 / Chapter 2. --- Target population --- p.31 / Chapter 3. --- Sampling --- p.32 / Chapter 4. --- Data issues --- p.34 / Chapter 5. --- Focuses of the questionnaire --- p.44 / Chapter 6. --- Focuses of the interviews and focus group discussions --- p.46 / Chapter 7. --- Data analysis --- p.48 / Chapter 8. --- Conclusion --- p.50 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- Survey Findings --- p.51 / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.51 / Chapter 2. --- Demographic characteristics of the survey respondents --- p.51 / Chapter 3. --- Employment performance of respondents in Hong Kong --- p.57 / Chapter 4. --- Job searching details --- p.60 / Chapter 5. --- Network Dimensions --- p.63 / Chapter A) --- The network structure and composition --- p.63 / Chapter B) --- The strength of network ties --- p.64 / Chapter 6. --- The effects of social networks on the employment status --- p.67 / Chapter 7. --- The effects of social networks on the quality of the first job --- p.70 / Chapter 8. --- Conclusion --- p.71 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Explanation of the employment performance of Chinese new migrants --- p.73 / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.73 / Chapter 2. --- The selectivity of Chinese new migrants --- p.74 / Chapter 3. --- Economic environment and the poor labor market performance of Chinese new migrants --- p.74 / Chapter 4. --- The limitations of social network on the labor market performance of Chinese new migrants --- p.80 / Chapter 5. --- The low transferability of human capital and the labor market performance of Chinese new migrants --- p.90 / Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.93 / Chapter Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.95 / Chapter 1. --- Summary of research findings --- p.95 / Chapter 2. --- Academic contribution --- p.97 / Chapter 3. --- Policy implication --- p.101 / Bibliography --- p.107 / Appendices --- p.116 / Appendix 1-Chinese version of the questionnaire --- p.116 / Appendix 2-English version of the questionnaire --- p.120 / Appendix 3-Interview guide --- p.124 / Appendix 4- Focus group discussion agenda --- p.126