Chang, Wendy Wu Yee Wong; (2002) A study of the pattern of settlement of the Chinese community in East London. Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London).

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This thesis aims to study the pattern of settlement of the Chinese Community in the United Kingdom: taking samples mainly from the Chinese community in Tower Hamlets in East London. It examines in details the behavioural pattern and traditional values of the Chinese culture and the various sociological factors that may have influenced the Chinese people in their choice of places to settle. Various concepts and theories on ethnic minorities and the sociological issues of the Chinese community in London have been explored. I believe that it is impossible for us, as town planners, to plan for a society without a thorough understanding of the behaviour of its parts. The increased concern of planning (in housing and the local government generally) with ethnic minorities can be disastrous and dangerous if it is based on ill-defined stereotypes ignoring the great diversity of the various groups identified in the 1991 Census. One aim of the thesis is thus to explain some of the key features of one particular minority group - the Chinese. I believe it is an essential basis for better planning. I am interested in the Chinese community because with a population of around 57,000, it is the smallest ethnic minority group in the UK; hence very little attention has been paid to them. The reason for choosing Tower Hamlets is because it used to be home to the first Chinese immigrants. The London dock area around Tower Hamlets (as it is called today) was the first point of entry for a lot of the earlier Chinese settlers in the UK as many of them jumped ship and settled there.

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