Natalie Behring. "UNFPA Declares July 11 World Population Day." Britannica ImageQuest. WebPopulation GrowthIn the first decade of Shenzhen's existence, its population grew from 314,000 to 1.5 million. Aside from daily commuters from Dongguan and Hong Kong, there are presently nine million residents in the city. About 20 percent of the city's people hold Shenzhen hukou, permanent residency.
In 2005, Chen Biao, the director of reform and development in Shenzhen, stated, after studying the city's population composition, that there were 1.65 million registered permanent citizens, 4 million temporary citizens, and over four million residents who have stayed in the city for fewer than twelve months. |
Sovfoto. "CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-JOB FAIR" Britannica ImageQuest. WebImmigrant EmploymentThe majority of Shenzhen's workforce shares a similar background, immigrating from countries far from China in hope for a better lifestyle. High-tech factory jobs were filled because of the numerous new citizens, who were party cadres, leaders of an organization who were qualified for the position, and young graduates. Manufacturing and entertainment industry jobs were taken because of the peasant mingong, migrant workers, who converged to the rest of the Special Economic Zones.
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Guang Niu. "Migrant Workers Return To China's Cities After New Year Celebrations" Britannica ImageQuest. WebVulnerable PopulationVulnerable population refers to the current industrial structure from the low income population. More than 60 percent of the temporary working-age citizens are employed in labor-intensive low-end industries, among the people under practical administration by Shenzhen authority. For example, some of these jobs include construction and house decoration, processing of imported materials, assembling of supplied parts, and compensation trade. Deficient public service resources and social security result from low social position, economic, and the cultural position of this group, leading to low adaptation capacity to environmental change.
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H. Edward Kim. "Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, People's Republic of China." Britannica ImageQuest. WebYoung MigrantsWhile education and income levels are diverse, the majority of the population of the migrant city, is young, averaging thirty years old. Civilians classified as socially underprivileged lack proof of identity, work, and fixed residence
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"Han Chinese" Photos for Class. WebEthnic GroupsAlthough there were no ethnic groups specifically mentioned about Shenzhen, the Chinese Government officially observes a total of 56 ethnic groups. For example, 91.6 percent of the population are apart of Han Chinese, 1.3 percent are apart of Zhuang, and many others are practiced as well.
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