RETRATO SOCIODEMOGRÁFICO DOS “PORTUGUESES DE HONG KONG” (1879 ─ 1949)對香港的葡萄牙人 (1879 ─ 1949) 之社會人口統計描寫

The article proposes a sociodemographic portrait of the "Portuguese of Hong Kong" between 1879 and 1949, framing the Macanese diaspora within the context of the political and economic transformations of the nineteenth century in East Asia. The central thesis argues that the patterns, directions, and...

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Published in:Review of Culture
Main Author: Alfredo Gomes Dias
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Published: Instituto Cultural de Macau July 2011
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spelling RETRATO SOCIODEMOGRÁFICO DOS “PORTUGUESES DE HONG KONG” (1879 ─ 1949)對香港的葡萄牙人 (1879 ─ 1949) 之社會人口統計描寫
The article proposes a sociodemographic portrait of the "Portuguese of Hong Kong" between 1879 and 1949, framing the Macanese diaspora within the context of the political and economic transformations of the nineteenth century in East Asia. The central thesis argues that the patterns, directions, and persistence of migration between Macau and the then British colony depended on established socio-familial networks, which conditioned the social composition of the Portuguese/Macanese community in Hong Kong. Methodologically, the study mobilizes primary sources of a consular nature, in particular the "Livros de Matrícula dos Cidadãos Portugueses" provided for by Portuguese consular regulations (1903 and later 1920). From these records, the author collects 4,168 names, exploring the available variables: sex, age, marital status, number of children, occupations, places and dates of birth and death, with treatment of documentary gaps and nominal duplication in cases of successive registrations. The results indicate a significant Portuguese/Macanese presence in the 1881 census, with 61.5% among European and American Westerners, and confirm a balanced distribution between men (2,086) and women (2,082) in the consular records. It is concluded that, although not corresponding to a population census, the consular corpus allows the reconstruction of relevant demographic and social trends for understanding integration and the maintenance of cultural ties with the territory of origin.
Instituto Cultural de Macau
Macau
Review of Culture
Articles
July 2011
Alfredo Gomes Dias
spellingShingle RETRATO SOCIODEMOGRÁFICO DOS “PORTUGUESES DE HONG KONG” (1879 ─ 1949)對香港的葡萄牙人 (1879 ─ 1949) 之社會人口統計描寫
Alfredo Gomes Dias
title RETRATO SOCIODEMOGRÁFICO DOS “PORTUGUESES DE HONG KONG” (1879 ─ 1949)對香港的葡萄牙人 (1879 ─ 1949) 之社會人口統計描寫
title_autocomplete RETRATO SOCIODEMOGRÁFICO DOS “PORTUGUESES DE HONG KONG” (1879 ─ 1949)對香港的葡萄牙人 (1879 ─ 1949) 之社會人口統計描寫
title_full RETRATO SOCIODEMOGRÁFICO DOS “PORTUGUESES DE HONG KONG” (1879 ─ 1949)對香港的葡萄牙人 (1879 ─ 1949) 之社會人口統計描寫
title_fullStr RETRATO SOCIODEMOGRÁFICO DOS “PORTUGUESES DE HONG KONG” (1879 ─ 1949)對香港的葡萄牙人 (1879 ─ 1949) 之社會人口統計描寫
title_full_unstemmed RETRATO SOCIODEMOGRÁFICO DOS “PORTUGUESES DE HONG KONG” (1879 ─ 1949)對香港的葡萄牙人 (1879 ─ 1949) 之社會人口統計描寫
title_short RETRATO SOCIODEMOGRÁFICO DOS “PORTUGUESES DE HONG KONG” (1879 ─ 1949)對香港的葡萄牙人 (1879 ─ 1949) 之社會人口統計描寫
title_sort retrato sociodemográfico dos “portugueses de hong kong” (1879 ─ 1949)對香港的葡萄牙人 (1879 ─ 1949) 之社會人口統計描寫
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