File Download
Supplementary
-
Citations:
- Appears in Collections:
postgraduate thesis: How to be homeless in Hong Kong : survival strategies among McRefugees and street sleepers
Title | How to be homeless in Hong Kong : survival strategies among McRefugees and street sleepers |
---|---|
Authors | |
Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Chow, H. G. [周凱意], Lam, P. J. [林寶欣], Tsang, H. [曾軒霆], Tse, K. A. [謝嘉茵]. (2017). How to be homeless in Hong Kong : survival strategies among McRefugees and street sleepers. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | This paper examines the survival strategies of McRefugees (homeless individuals who seek shelter within McDonald’s restaurants) and street sleepers in two districts of Hong Kong. Thirteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with homeless persons residing in McDonald’s restaurants or on the streets. Victimisation and fear of crime are evident across both groups of homeless individuals, who are equally hostile towards drug addicts and non-Chinese migrants. The geographical distribution of the homeless directly influences their lifestyles, whereas public aid dictates their places of rest. Homeless individuals stay away from crime and harassment by adopting a strategic network to receive information about their neighbourhood and to stay away from crime by not appearing alone. These networks further assist the homeless with information about food, jobs, and relief distributed by NGOs or religious groups. The research findings reveal that the majority of homeless adopt individualised strategies to deal with potential crime, which has implications for future government efforts to reduce victimisation among the homeless.
|
Degree | Master of Social Sciences |
Subject | Homeless persons - China - Hong Kong Street sleepers - China - Hong Kong |
Dept/Program | Criminology |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/249822 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
---|---|---|
dc.contributor.author | Chow, Hoi-yee, Gabby | - |
dc.contributor.author | 周凱意 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lam, Po-yan, Joyce | - |
dc.contributor.author | 林寶欣 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tsang, Hin-ting | - |
dc.contributor.author | 曾軒霆 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tse, Ka-yan, Agnes | - |
dc.contributor.author | 謝嘉茵 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-19T09:27:25Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-12-19T09:27:25Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Chow, H. G. [周凱意], Lam, P. J. [林寶欣], Tsang, H. [曾軒霆], Tse, K. A. [謝嘉茵]. (2017). How to be homeless in Hong Kong : survival strategies among McRefugees and street sleepers. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/249822 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This paper examines the survival strategies of McRefugees (homeless individuals who seek shelter within McDonald’s restaurants) and street sleepers in two districts of Hong Kong. Thirteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with homeless persons residing in McDonald’s restaurants or on the streets. Victimisation and fear of crime are evident across both groups of homeless individuals, who are equally hostile towards drug addicts and non-Chinese migrants. The geographical distribution of the homeless directly influences their lifestyles, whereas public aid dictates their places of rest. Homeless individuals stay away from crime and harassment by adopting a strategic network to receive information about their neighbourhood and to stay away from crime by not appearing alone. These networks further assist the homeless with information about food, jobs, and relief distributed by NGOs or religious groups. The research findings reveal that the majority of homeless adopt individualised strategies to deal with potential crime, which has implications for future government efforts to reduce victimisation among the homeless. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Homeless persons - China - Hong Kong | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Street sleepers - China - Hong Kong | - |
dc.title | How to be homeless in Hong Kong : survival strategies among McRefugees and street sleepers | - |
dc.type | PG_Thesis | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Master of Social Sciences | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Master | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Criminology | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5353/th_991043959698403414 | - |
dc.date.hkucongregation | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991043959698403414 | - |