長期住港的臺灣人：遷移軌跡與適應

Long-term Taiwanese Residents in Hong Kong: Migration Trajectories and Adaptation

姜蘭虹(Lan-Hung Nora Chiang) ； 孫以翔(Yi-Xiang Shawn Sun)

《中國地理學會會刊》 68期 (2021/12) Pp. 1-23

https://doi.org/10.29972/BGSC.202112_(68).0001

摘要

在上個世紀，儘管因著相關優惠移民政策，中產階級人口大量移入已開發國家，卻甚少有研究關注這批長期住港的臺灣人與其對於移入／移出地政策制訂者的影響。本研究以香港為研究地，以移民香港、且取得永久居留的台灣移民為研究對象，由作者採取混合〔型〕方法，於2013－2018年間的實地考察，透過深度訪談、參與觀察以及焦點團體訪談等方式搜集資料，企圖深入了解這些台灣人的移民動機為何、面臨怎樣的社會文化適應與挑戰、歸屬感以及他們對於家的想像。研究對象包含三類移民：台灣女性因婚姻而移民香港、高技術的專業移民以及在中國經商然定居香港的移民。本研究發現數十年來，他們早已事業有成，也視香港為他們的家，同時對於香港的經濟、社會與文化地景有相當的貢獻。他們也透過參與當地台灣人組織的社團獲得協助、學習講廣東話與建立當地人脈來適應當地生活。總的來說，自英屬期間便居住於號稱「東方之珠」的香港，這些台灣移民早已是這個華人國際首都的一份子。

關鍵字

英屬香港 ； 長期住港的臺灣移民 ； 遷移軌跡 ； 高技術就業者 ； 社會文化適應

並列摘要

While migrants flocked to developed countries in the last century as a response to policies targeting middle class population in Asia, early immigrants are much less studied, and their impact is unknown to policy makers in sending and receiving countries. This study takes the example of early Taiwanese residents who landed in Hong Kong and have become permanent immigrants who had successfully adapted to the unfamiliar culture over the years. Using mixed method by conducting fieldwork to collect data using in-depth interviews, participant-observation and focus group meetings between 2013 and 2018, a nuanced understanding is obtained on their reasons for immigration, lived experiences in facing challenges in social and cultural adaptation, and their sense of home and belongings. Three major categories of immigrants are included in the sample: Taiwanese women married to Hong Kong men, highly skilled Taiwanese who were tertiary-educated and engaged in professional occupations or services, and those who lived in Hong Kong while conducting businesses in Mainland China. Over the decades, they have developed successful careers, made Hong Kong their home, and have contributed to the shaping of economic, social and cultural landscape of the host society. Helped by vibrant voluntary associations of Taiwanese residents in Hong Kong, learning to speak Cantonese well, and developed their friendship networks with local professionals, they have made Hong Kong their homes. Living in a mega city that evolved as the ＂Pearl of the Orient＂ in British Hong Kong days, the Taiwanese are part of the international capital of Chinese that Hong Kong is known for. Whatever happens to post-colonial Hong Kong, Taiwanese long-term residents will have a home to come back to.

並列關鍵字

British Hong Kong ； long-term residents ； migration trajectories ； highly-skilled employees ； social-cultural adaptation

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