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Religion in Hong Kong is characterised by a multi-faith diversity of beliefs and practices. Most of the Hong Kong people of Chinese descent practice Chinese folk religion [2] – which may include Confucian and Taoist doctrines and ritual traditions – or Buddhism, mostly of the Chinese variety.
The Hong Kong African Association (香港非洲人協會) is an ethnic association for those people. [28] A Thai community began in Hong Kong when Thai women travelled with their husbands, of Chaozhou (Chiu Chow) origin, to Hong Kong in the 1970s. In 2016, Hong Kong had about 10,215 Thai residents, with around 33% residing in Kowloon City. [29]
Christianity has been in Hong Kong since 1841 when British Empire started to rule Hong Kong. [ 1 ] As of 2022, there were about 1.3 million Christians in Hong Kong (16% of the total population), most of them are Protestant (around 900,000) and Catholic (around 401,000).
Hong Kong people by religion (7 C) I. Islam in Hong Kong (3 C, 3 P) J. Jews and Judaism in Hong Kong (3 C, 5 P) L. Hong Kong religious leaders (6 C) M. Mazu (2 C, 5 P) O.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Hong Kong. Christianity has been practiced in Hong Kong since 1841. As of 2022, there were about 1.3 million Christians in Hong Kong (16% of the total population), most of them are Protestant (around 900,000) and Catholic (around 401,000). [122]
2010: the Chinese Spiritual Life Survey directed by the Purdue University's Center on Religion and Chinese Society concluded that many types of Chinese folk religions and Taoism are practised by possibly hundreds of millions of people; 56.2% of the total population or 754 million people practised Chinese ancestral religion [note 5], but only 16 ...
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
Category: Hong Kong people by religion. 6 languages. ... Hong Kong Bahá'ís (1 P) Hong Kong Buddhists (3 C, 81 P) C. Hong Kong Christians (6 C, 71 P) H.