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postgraduate thesis: It's a fault but not mine : 'living' in industrial buildings in Hong Kong
Title | It's a fault but not mine : 'living' in industrial buildings in Hong Kong |
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Issue Date | 2019 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Chan, M. W. [陳敏華], Lapto, K. F. [黃嘉欣], Lau, W. S. [劉穎詩], Mak, W. Y. [麥維揚], Souza, A. [蘇天豪]. (2019). It's a fault but not mine : 'living' in industrial buildings in Hong Kong. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | This research studies the growing trend of using industrial buildings for domestic purpose
in Hong Kong. There is a lack of literature and government statistics examining the industrial
residents in Hong Kong. This research team made site visits, stayed in an industrial flat and
conducted semi-structured interviews with 13 industrial residents and ex-residents, and asked
seven of them to participate in a photovoice project. The team studied the condition of industrial
residents in Hong Kong in five categories: i) definition of industrial residents; ii) socio-economic
status; iii) decision-making process of moving in and out of industrial buildings; iv) daily living
and coping strategies; and v) perception and the neutralisation process. Rational choice theory
and neutralisation theory are used to illustrate the behaviour and perception of industrial
residents. The research findings reveal that the residents are not people with low socio-economic
status, most of our participants are young adults with higher education attainment, and most of
their income is higher than the median monthly income of the Hong Kong labour force. The
major reasons for living in the industrial buildings are the affordable rent, the fact that the
industrial buildings can provide a satisfactory living environment, personal space, and
convenience for work. Challenges of living in industrial buildings are caused by its illegality and
the unsafe environment. Residents keep a low profile to avoid being detected and adopt different
strategies to cope with problems there. However, joys can be discovered in the struggles, and
some of the residents found freedom, good living standards, and friendliness with neighbours,
and security guards. Although living in industrial buildings is illegal, most of the residents do not
perceive living in industrial buildings as morally blameworthy behaviour.
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Degree | Master of Social Sciences |
Subject | Lodging-houses - China - Hong Kong Low-income housing - China - Hong Kong Industrial buildings - China - Hong Kong |
Dept/Program | Criminology |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/279740 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chan, Man Wa | - |
dc.contributor.author | 陳敏華 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lapto, Kayan Florence | - |
dc.contributor.author | 黃嘉欣 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lau, Wing Sze | - |
dc.contributor.author | 劉穎詩 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Mak, Wai Yeung | - |
dc.contributor.author | 麥維揚 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Souza, Alan | - |
dc.contributor.author | 蘇天豪 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-10T10:04:43Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-12-10T10:04:43Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Chan, M. W. [陳敏華], Lapto, K. F. [黃嘉欣], Lau, W. S. [劉穎詩], Mak, W. Y. [麥維揚], Souza, A. [蘇天豪]. (2019). It's a fault but not mine : 'living' in industrial buildings in Hong Kong. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/279740 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This research studies the growing trend of using industrial buildings for domestic purpose in Hong Kong. There is a lack of literature and government statistics examining the industrial residents in Hong Kong. This research team made site visits, stayed in an industrial flat and conducted semi-structured interviews with 13 industrial residents and ex-residents, and asked seven of them to participate in a photovoice project. The team studied the condition of industrial residents in Hong Kong in five categories: i) definition of industrial residents; ii) socio-economic status; iii) decision-making process of moving in and out of industrial buildings; iv) daily living and coping strategies; and v) perception and the neutralisation process. Rational choice theory and neutralisation theory are used to illustrate the behaviour and perception of industrial residents. The research findings reveal that the residents are not people with low socio-economic status, most of our participants are young adults with higher education attainment, and most of their income is higher than the median monthly income of the Hong Kong labour force. The major reasons for living in the industrial buildings are the affordable rent, the fact that the industrial buildings can provide a satisfactory living environment, personal space, and convenience for work. Challenges of living in industrial buildings are caused by its illegality and the unsafe environment. Residents keep a low profile to avoid being detected and adopt different strategies to cope with problems there. However, joys can be discovered in the struggles, and some of the residents found freedom, good living standards, and friendliness with neighbours, and security guards. Although living in industrial buildings is illegal, most of the residents do not perceive living in industrial buildings as morally blameworthy behaviour. | - |
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 | Lodging-houses - China - Hong Kong | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Low-income housing - China - Hong Kong | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Industrial buildings - China - Hong Kong | - |
dc.title | It's a fault but not mine : 'living' in industrial buildings in Hong Kong | - |
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_991044167597703414 | - |
dc.date.hkucongregation | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991044167597703414 | - |