Thesis (M.Hous.M.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-81). Also available in print.

This study investigates the purchase and consumption of a house. An interpretive methodology was used, which resulted in multiple indepth interviews with fourteen informants and ten months of participant observation with Appalachian Mountain Housing building two houses for needy consumers. Chapters two to four describe the major emergent themes from the study. Specifically, chapter two looks at the house as a constraint on consumption. The purchase of a house channels a large portion of the consumers’ resources into payment of the mortgage and purchase of complementary items, and constrains future consumption. Chapter three examines the transformation of a house into a home, and describes four ways by which the informants for this study made this transformation. Chapter four provides an interpretation of the emergent themes discussed in chapters two and three, and suggests the home is a continuously evolving entity. The home changes both physically and symbolically to reflect changes in the lives of the informants. Chapters five and six connect the findings of this study to the existing literature on consumer acquisitiveness. Specifically, chapter five discusses materialism in the context of the purchase of a house, and concludes that the experiences of the informants for this study are substantially different from the existing theories of materialism. This may be due to nonmaterialistic informants, but it may also reflect inadequate theories of materialism. The ideological assumptions of current theories of materialism are examined, and the study concludes an ideological bias exists. Some of the results are then reinterpreted using political ideology as a guide. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the impact of children on materialistic consumption. Chapter six expands on McCracken’s (1988a) theory of Diderot unities and the Diderot effect to better understand the findings of this study. McCracken’‘s theory is expanded by integrating 1) sources of the correspondence between possessions and certain cultural categories; 2) meaning extraction and creation; 3) the extended self; and 4) materialism. The results of previous chapters of this study are then reinterpreted in light of the integrated model. The study concludes with a summary of the findings, and a discussion of the contribution of the study, as well as limitations and future directions for subsequent research. / Ph. D.

by Cheung Hoi Tat, So Chee Wing. / Bibliography: leaves [151-153] / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1986

Cheng Hau-ling. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 95-100). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.2 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- "HOME, SWEET HOME" --- p.17 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- DREAMY HOME IN ADS --- p.30 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- RE-DEFINING SEA VIEW --- p.39 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- CONSUMING HOME --- p.47 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- CONSUMING SEA VIEW --- p.70 / Chapter CHAPTER 7 --- BUYING A DREAM --- p.79 / APPENDIX I --- p.88 / APPENDIX II --- p.89 / APPENDIX III --- p.91 / APPENDIX IV --- p.92 / APPENDIX V --- p.93 / APPENDIX VI --- p.94 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.95

by Chan Siu-tack and Suen Wai-sang. / Bibliography: leaves 132-134 / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1986

Tsang Hoi Ting Florona. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-104). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstracts --- p.i-ii / Acknowledgements --- p.iii-iv / Table of Contents --- p.v-vii / List of Tables --- p.viii-ix / List of Charts --- p.x-xi / List of Figures --- p.xii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background of Present Study --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Purpose of the Study --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Organization of the Thesis --- p.4 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1 --- Review of Literatures on Benefits of Homeownership --- p.5 / Chapter 2.2 --- Review of Literatures on Tenure Choice --- p.8 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Hong Kong Housing Market --- p.12 / Chapter 3.1 --- Why Hong Kong? --- p.12 / Chapter 3.2 --- Characteristics of the Hong Kong Housing Market --- p.14 / Chapter 3.3 --- Review of the Hong Kong Public Housing Market --- p.19 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Development of the Hong Kong Public Housing Market --- p.20 / Chapter i --- The Period 1954-64 --- p.20 / Chapter ii --- The Period 1965-73 --- p.22 / Chapter iii --- The Period 1973-83 --- p.24 / Chapter iv --- The Period 1984-2004 --- p.25 / Chapter 3.4 --- Review of the Hong Kong Private Housing Market --- p.29 / Chapter 3.5 --- Price and Rent of Private Domestic Units --- p.30 / Chapter 3.6 --- Renting versus Owning --- p.33 / Chapter 3.7 --- Improvement in the Living Conditions of the Population --- p.35 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Data Description --- p.37 / Chapter 4.1 --- Population Census Data Sets --- p.37 / Chapter 4.2 --- Sample Selection --- p.39 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Methodology ´ؤ the Tenure Choice Model --- p.41 / Chapter 5.1 --- Tenure Choice Function --- p.43 / Chapter 5.2 --- Multinomial Logit Model --- p.46 / Chapter 5.3 --- Explanatory Variables --- p.48 / Chapter 5.4 --- Summary of Descriptive Statistics --- p.58 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Empirical Results --- p.65 / Chapter 6.1 --- People who Seek for Government Housing Assistance ´ؤ Subsidized Ownership and Subsidized Rental --- p.67 / Chapter 6.2 --- People who Favour the Private Housing Market --- p.72 / Chapter 6.3 --- Tenure Choice in Both Public and Private Housing Market --- p.76 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- Similarities of Tenure Choice of Both Housing Markets --- p.77 / Chapter i --- Who Favours Owning? --- p.77 / Chapter ii --- Who Favours Renting? --- p.80 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- Unique Features in Each Housing Market --- p.82 / Chapter i --- The Public Housing Market --- p.82 / Chapter ii --- The Public Housing Market --- p.83 / Chapter 6.4 --- Relationship of Residence and Work Place and Internal Migration --- p.88 / Chapter 6.5 --- Tenure Choices of Movers and Non-Movers --- p.95 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Limitations of This Study --- p.97 / Chapter Chatper 8 --- Conclusion --- p.99 / References --- p.101 / Chapter Appendix 1 --- Comparison of Previous Literatures --- p.105 / Chapter Appendix 2 --- Abbreviations --- p.109 / Chapter Appendix 3 --- Description of Variables --- p.110 / Chapter i --- Explanatory Variables --- p.110 / Chapter ii --- Control Groups --- p.113 / Chapter iii --- Notes --- p.114 / Chapter Appendix 4 --- Additional Notes of Public Housings --- p.119 / Chapter Note 1 --- Eligibility Criteria Set by Hong Kong Housing Authority(HKHA) --- p.121 / Chapter Note 2 --- Eligibility Criteria Set by Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS).… --- p.123 / Chapter Appendix 5 --- Tables --- p.125 / Chapter Appendix 6 --- Charts --- p.150 / Chapter Appendix 7 --- Figures --- p.165 / Chapter Appendix 8 --- Commands of Computer Programs (STATA) --- p.171

Cheung, Ka Shing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-57). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Abstract (Chinese Version) --- p.ii / Acknowledgment --- p.iii / Table of Contents --- p.iv / List of Tables --- p.vi / List of Figures --- p.vi / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- HOS and the Comparable Private Housing Market --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1. --- History and Policies in Hong Kong Housing Market --- p.4 / Chapter 2.2. --- The Emerging Subsidized Housing Market --- p.6 / Chapter 2.3. --- The Comparable Private Housing Market --- p.7 / Chapter 2.4. --- "A Tale of the 85,000 Policy" --- p.11 / Chapter 3. --- Literature Review on the Model Choice --- p.12 / Chapter 4. --- The Model --- p.15 / Chapter 4.1. --- The Basic Setting --- p.15 / Chapter 4.2. --- Basic Assumptions of the Model Setup --- p.18 / Chapter 4.3. --- Deal or no deal on a house? --- p.18 / Chapter 5. --- Model in Long Run --- p.19 / Chapter 5.1. --- Assumptions of Model in the Long Run --- p.19 / Chapter 5.2. --- Value Function of Buyers --- p.21 / Chapter 5.3. --- What do the Pricing Functions pH and pL depend on? --- p.24 / Chapter 5.4. --- Sellers' Value Function in Public Market --- p.26 / Chapter 5.5. --- The Key of our Model - Market Tightness of both Markets --- p.27 / Chapter 5.6. --- Population Flow of the Model --- p.29 / Chapter 5.7. --- Procedure of Solving the Model --- p.30 / Chapter 5.8. --- Results of Comparative Static in Long Run --- p.34 / Chapter 5.9. --- Discussion of Long Run Model --- p.34 / Chapter 5.9.1. --- Change of Public Housing Supply --- p.35 / Chapter 5.9.2. --- Change of Population Inflow --- p.36 / Chapter 5.9.3. --- Change of Owners' Value --- p.37 / Chapter 5.9.4. --- Change of Sellers' Value in Private Market --- p.38 / Chapter 5.9.5. --- Change of Search Cost --- p.40 / Chapter 5.9.6. --- Change of Bargaining Power of Sellers --- p.41 / Chapter 6. --- Model in Short Run --- p.43 / Chapter 6.1. --- Assumptions of Model in the Short Run --- p.43 / Chapter 6.2. --- Results of Comparative Static in Short Run --- p.45 / Chapter 6.3. --- Discussions of the Model in Short Run --- p.46 / Chapter 6.3.1. --- Change of Numbers of Sellers --- p.47 / Chapter 6.3.2. --- Change of House Owners' Value --- p.48 / Chapter 6.3.3. --- Change of Search Cost --- p.49 / Chapter 6.3.4. --- Change of Bargaining Power of Sellers --- p.51 / Chapter 7. --- Discussions --- p.52 / Chapter 8. --- Concluding Remarks and Further Extensions --- p.54 / Chapter 9. --- References --- p.55 / Chapter 10. --- Appendix --- p.57 / Chapter 10.1. --- Various Subsidized Housing Scheme in Hong Kong --- p.57 / Chapter 10.1.1. --- The Tenant Purchasing Scheme (TPS) --- p.57 / Chapter 10.1.2. --- The Home Purchase Loan Scheme (HPLS) --- p.58 / Chapter 10.1.3. --- Eligibility of HOS scheme --- p.58 / Chapter 10.2. --- Nash Bargaining Solution --- p.62 / Chapter 10.3. --- The Pricing Function in the Private Housing Market pH --- p.64 / Chapter 10.4. --- The Pricing Function in the Public Market pL --- p.65 / Chapter 10.5. --- The Market Tightness of Private Market θH --- p.65 / Chapter 10.6. --- The Market Tightness of Public Housing Market θL --- p.66 / Chapter 10.7. --- The Comparative Statics in Long Run --- p.69 / Chapter 10.8. --- Comparative Statics in Short Run Equilibrium --- p.74 / Chapter 10.9. --- What the Relationship between pi and θi ? --- p.79 / Chapter 10.10. --- Flow Chart of the Interactions between Markets --- p.84 / Chapter 10.10.1. --- The Long Run Model --- p.84 / Chapter 10.10.2. --- The Short Run Model --- p.92

published_or_final_version / Real Estate and Construction / Master / Master of Science in Real Estate and Construction

The purpose of this study is to develop a guide to inform individuals concerned with the building of a home, suggesting the proper procedures to follow in financing, planning and constructing. The study is also designed to help the potential home builder in the selection of various artisans and the purchasing of building materials, along with the basic structure of a home.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.