Making ways for ‘better education’: Placing the Shenzhen-Hong Kong mobility industry

Tens of thousands children living on Mainland China cross the border between Shenzhen and Hong Kong for a ‘better education’ every day. A well-oiled industry is in place to manage, facilitate control this education mobility field. It involves schools, diverse businesses non-governmental organisations that, articulation with Chinese states, stimulate regulate movement people, materialities, ideas practices. Drawing our fieldwork media analysis, paper unpacks transurban illustrate role various players how they work conjunction cross-border schooling, especially among very young children. We map out visualise photos workings buses, escorts, tutoring centres, day care boarding houses. show industry, intersecting other business networks systems, links Kong, taking making places these cities, region. Our illustrates political-economy socio-culture area, which constantly connects, divides redefines two cities regions it bridges. end some reflections implications recent political challenges COVID-19 pandemic system.