Description
Hongkongers (Chinese: 香港人), Hong Kongers , Hongkongian , Hong Kongese , Hongkongese , Hong Kong citizens and Hong Kong people are demonyms that refer to the citizens and nationals of Hong Kong. The terms also typically refer to residents of the territory of Hong Kong, although they may also refer to others who were born and/or raised in the territory.
The earliest inhabitants of Hong Kong are indigenous villagers such as the Punti and Tanka, who have inhabited the area prior to British colonization.
Though Hong Kong is home to a number of people of different racial and ethnic origins, the overwhelming majority of Hong Kongers are of Han Chinese descent. Many are Yue–speaking Cantonese peoples and trace their ancestral home to the adjacent province of Guangdong.
The territory is also home to other Han subgroups including the Hakka, Hoklo, Teochew (Chiuchow), Shanghainese, Sichuanese and Taiwanese. Meanwhile, non-Han Chinese Hongkongers such as the British, Filipinos, Indonesians, South Asians and Vietnamese also make up six percent of Hong Kong's population.
