Hong Kong Canadians
| px Notable Hong Kong Canadians: [[]] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Cantonese, English, Chiuchowese, Hakka | |
| Religion | |
| Catholic, Anglican, Protestant, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Hongkongers, Hong Kong Australians, Hong Kong Britons, Hong Kong New Zealanders, Hong Kong Americans, Hong Kong returnees |
Hong Kong Canadian is an Canadian person who migrated from Hong Kong, or whose ancestors were migrated from Hong Kong to Canada.
Most Hong Kong Canadians are Chinese by ethnicity, but there are also South Asians, Macanese, and other people with mixed Asian and European heritage.
In 2006, among the 790,035 speakers of any of the Chinese languages, 300,590 were speakers of Cantonese.[1] Substantial proportion of Cantonese speakers were immigrants from Hong Kong and their descendants. (In 2001, 44% of the Cantonese speakers were born in Hong Kong, 27% were born in Guangdong, and 18% were Canadian-born.[2])
In the recent decade, however, some Canadian citizens from Hong Kong have returned to Hong Kong for job opportunities.
Notable Hong Kong Canadians
- Michael Chan - politician
- Patrick Chan - ice skater
- Raymond Chan - politician
- Olivia Chow - NDP MP
- Adrienne Clarkson - former Governor-General of Canada
- Denise Ho - Cantopop singer
- Jenny Kwan - politician
- Philip S. Lee - Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
- Sook-Yin Lee - musician
- Vivienne Poy - senator
See also
- Fairchild Group
- Fairchild TV
- Ming Pao Daily News (Canada)
- Sing Tao Daily (Canada)
- List of Canadian cities with large Chinese populations
- Canadians in Hong Kong
References
- ^ The 790,035 figure includes 300,590 persons listed as speaking Cantonese, 143,385 listed as speaking Mandarin, 4,580 listed as speaking Taiwanese, and 341,480 speaking other dialects, or else simply filling out the relevant question on their census forms by noting “Chinese” without indicating a dialect. See Statistics Canada, 2006 Census Profile of Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order): Language, Mobility and Migration and Immigration and Citizenship. Ottawa, 2007, p. 8 and note no. 1 on p. 503.
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chinese_Canadian&oldid=361756723#Language
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