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Personal names in Hong Kong reflect the co-official status of Cantonese and English in Hong Kong. A total of 25.8% of Hongkongers have English given names as part of their legal names; a further 38.3% of Hongkongers go by English given names even though those are not part of their legal names. The two figures add up to a total of 64.1% of ...
Hong Kong [e] is a special ... [227] a nickname derived from Silicon Valley in California. Hong Kong hosts several high tech and innovation companies, [228] ...
Hong Kong Common practice in Hong Kong is to nickname foreign companies by taking the first syllable of the company and combining with the Cantonese word for store (gei). [7] [3] [8] [9] Mäkkäri, Mäkki Finland [8] Makudo Japan Selected by Kansai and some Shikoku locals as the official nickname. [10] Makku Japan Selected by the rest as the ...
Hong Kong: 勁揪: The Strength A popular slang term in Hong Kong which translated means "strong, powerful and/or sturdy" [3] 蛟龍: The Dragons The dragon is an important symbol in Chinese culture and is also used by Hong Kongers to show their pride. India: The Blue Tigers
Hongkongers (Chinese: 香港人; Jyutping: Hoeng1gong2 jan4), Hong Kongers, Hong Kongese, [13] Hongkongese, [14] Hong Kong citizens [b] and Hong Kong people are demonyms that refer to a resident of Hong Kong, although they may also refer to others who were born and/or raised in the territory.
Lee Kin Wo, Hong Kong football star, Hong Kong National Representative; Lee Lai Shan (李麗珊), windsurfer, Olympic gold medalist; Lilian Lee (李碧華), novelist, best known as the author of Farewell My Concubine and Rouge; Martin Lee, Democratic Party (Hong Kong) Martin Lee Ka-shing, businessman, son of Lee Shau Kee
These are lists of the most common Chinese surnames in the People's Republic of China (Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China), the Republic of China (Taiwan), and the Chinese diaspora overseas as provided by the authoritative governments or academic sources.
The rise of local slanguage is a social phenomenon in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, there are approximately 5.4 million active Internet users. [1] This immense number of Internet users apparently gives an impetus to the evolution of Hong Kong online forums and the birth of Hong Kong slanguage. The trend started with the development of local online ...