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    What are people from Hong Kong called, is it Hong Kongese?

    Question #30919. Asked by Bennett. (Mar 31 03 7:02 PM)


    mochyn

    They are called Hong Kongers

    Mar 31 03, 7:07 PM
    Linus

    According to the following site, the terms 'Hong Konger' and 'Hong Kongese' are both acceptable.

    http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/~ts/language/placename.html

    Mar 31 03, 9:17 PM
    sumbodi

    Either Hongkongers or Hong Kongers. The former is more common, though in modern times the name of the territory is almost always spelt as two words - "Hong Kong".

    NOTE: The terms Hongkonger (alternatively spelt Hong Konger), Hong Kong People, Hongkongese, are all translated into the Chinese term Hèung Góng Yàhn. As a result, the above terms are different only as far as English language usage is concerned.

    Hongkonger is used more often by native speakers of English, while Hong Kong People, a more direct translation of the term Hèung Góng Yàhn, is used to a greater extent by Chinese native speakers in Hong Kong when writing or speaking in English. Hongkongese is a relatively recent term coined by the North American press.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongkongers

    [Link & Text Note added -- Zb]


    Jul 07 08, 6:27 PM


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