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What are people from Hong Kong called, is it Hong Kongese?
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#30919. Asked by Bennett.
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mochyn
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They are called Hong Kongers
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sumbodi
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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]
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