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English language as it is used in Hong Kong
Hong Kong English
Native to
Hong Kong
Region
East Asia
Language family
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Germanic
West Germanic
North Sea Germanic
Anglo-Frisian
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English
British English
Hong Kong English
Writing system
Latin (English alphabet) Unified English Braille
Language codes
ISO 639-3
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Glottolog
hong1245
IETF
en-HK
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Hong Kong English is a variety of the English language native to Hong Kong. The variant is either a learner interlanguage or emergent variant, primarily a result of Hong Kong's British overseas territory history and the influence of native Hong Kong Cantonese speakers.
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HongKong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre...
The HongKong national football team (Chinese: 香港足球代表隊; Cantonese Yale: Hēunggóng jūkkàuh doihbíu deuih; recognised as HongKong, China by FIFA) represents...
British colonial era, English was the sole official language until 1978. Today, the Basic Law of HongKong states that English and Chinese are the two...
of HongKong include population density, ethnicity, education level, the health of the populace, religious affiliations, and other aspects. HongKong is...
The HongKong Monetary Authority is the monetary authority of HongKong and the HongKong dollar. Three commercial banks are licensed by the HongKong Monetary...
HongKongEnglish pop (Chinese: 英文歌) is a genre of music consisting of English-language songs that are made, performed and popularised in HongKong. It...
HongKong. It was the first Disneyland in Asia outside of Japan until Shanghai Disneyland in 2016. HongKong Disneyland is located inside the Hong Kong...
HongKong Island (Chinese: 香港島; Jyutping: Hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Cantonese Yale: Hēunggóng dóu) is an island in the southern part of HongKong. The island...
HongKong was a British colony and later a British Dependent Territory from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945...
HongKong Police Force (HKPF) is the primary law enforcement, investigative agency, and largest disciplined service under the Security Bureau of Hong...
the bearer in English, and if applicable in Chinese. The HKID does not expire for the duration of residency in HongKong. The HongKong permanent identity...
The HongKong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), can be divided into three geographical regions: HongKong Island, Kowloon (comprising the Kowloon...
Japanese occupation of HongKong began when the governor of HongKong, Sir Mark Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of HongKong to the Empire of Japan...
The law of the HongKong Special Administrative Region has its foundation in the English common law system, inherited from being a former British colony...
HongKong action cinema is the principal source of the HongKong film industry's global fame. Action films from HongKong have roots in Chinese and Hong...
The Stock Exchange of HongKong (香港交易所, SEHK, also known as HongKong Stock Exchange) is a stock exchange based in HongKong. As of the end of 2020, it...
HongKong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) is an international airport located on the island of Chek Lap Kok in western HongKong. The airport...
versions in English and other languages. Using the search term "the national anthem of HongKong" on Google had frequently returned "Glory to HongKong" as the...
The HongKong Polytechnic University (PolyU or HKPU) is a public research university in Hung Hom, Kowloon, HongKong. The university is one of the eight...
Personal names in HongKong reflect the co-official status of Cantonese and English in HongKong. A total of 25.8% of Hongkongers have English given names as...
Chartered HongKong (officially Standard Chartered Bank (HongKong) Limited, Chinese: 渣打銀行(香港)有限公司) is a licensed bank incorporated in HongKong and a subsidiary...
The economy of HongKong is a highly developed free-market economy. It is characterised by low taxation, almost free port trade and a well-established...
of HongKong is an eclectic mixture of traditional and popular genres. Cantopop is one of the more prominent genres of music produced in HongKong. The...
The region of HongKong has been inhabited since the Old Stone Age, later becoming part of the Chinese Empire with its loose incorporation into the Qin...
international schools in HongKong. List of international schools in the People's Republic of China List of international schools List of English Schools Foundation...
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