本文說明近年移民到香港的中國大陸青少年，如何肩負父母期望，依從成 功文化模式（cultural model of success)，希冀通過移民到香港接受良好教育，以 期有機會出人頭地，改善將來的生活。但由於移民過程中若干不利的因素，致 使現實與成功文化模式有所差距。即使如此，他們也不會質疑這種文化模式的 合理性，反而認為是個人問題所致，因而繼續複製這個文化模式。

This paper argues that when teenage immigrants from mainland China come to Hong Kong to join mainstream secondary education, they are expected to perform according to a cultural model of success—that is, by immigrating to Hong Kong and getting a “good education,” they believe they are guaranteed future economic success. The migration decision is mainly made by parents, but the success is expected to be achieved by the children. This research looks into how these teenagers internalize this cultural model and what happens when it fails them. The gap between model and reality does not seem to shake their belief. Instead of querying the validity of the model, they accept success as their personal responsibility, feel guilty if they do not achieve it, and act in ways that perpetuate the cultural model of success.