by hongkonger September 1, 2007
Get the hongkonger mug.Hong Kongers are Hong Kong citizens who love Hong Kong as an autonomous city.
Hong Kongers are culturally quite different from Chinese from Mainland China. Most Mainlander speaks Mandarin while most Hong Kongers speak Cantonese. Like in Taiwan, people here write in Traditional Chinese characters, while the Simplified Chinese characters is used in the Mainland China. Although many Hong Kongers are ethnic Chinese, there are also a sizable community of South Asians, SE Asians and Caucasians.
Hong Kong was a British colony from 1846 to 1997, during this period a good foundation of legislative and judiciary system was established. The city was handed over to PRC in 1997. Although the city still enjoys some degree of autonomy, there is no real democracy. The chief executive is elected by 1,200 businessmen affiliated with the Communist Party. The freedom of speech and living standard has been drastically deteriorating over the past decade.
While Mainland Chinese regarded 1997 as the "return of Hong Kong to China", most Hong Kongers regard it as "the Communists' takeover of Hong Kong". The Tiananmen Massacre that happened in 4th June, 1989 is an incident that divide Hong Kongers' and Mainland Chinese's opinions. Most Hong Kongers believe that it was a pro-democracy movements led by students who were brutally killed by the Beijing authority, but most mainland Chinese are unaware of this or misinformed because of the tight media censorship in China.
Hong Kongers are culturally quite different from Chinese from Mainland China. Most Mainlander speaks Mandarin while most Hong Kongers speak Cantonese. Like in Taiwan, people here write in Traditional Chinese characters, while the Simplified Chinese characters is used in the Mainland China. Although many Hong Kongers are ethnic Chinese, there are also a sizable community of South Asians, SE Asians and Caucasians.
Hong Kong was a British colony from 1846 to 1997, during this period a good foundation of legislative and judiciary system was established. The city was handed over to PRC in 1997. Although the city still enjoys some degree of autonomy, there is no real democracy. The chief executive is elected by 1,200 businessmen affiliated with the Communist Party. The freedom of speech and living standard has been drastically deteriorating over the past decade.
While Mainland Chinese regarded 1997 as the "return of Hong Kong to China", most Hong Kongers regard it as "the Communists' takeover of Hong Kong". The Tiananmen Massacre that happened in 4th June, 1989 is an incident that divide Hong Kongers' and Mainland Chinese's opinions. Most Hong Kongers believe that it was a pro-democracy movements led by students who were brutally killed by the Beijing authority, but most mainland Chinese are unaware of this or misinformed because of the tight media censorship in China.
by LorraineC April 25, 2014
Get the Hong Konger mug.Related Words
by HongKongese April 22, 2011
Get the HongKongese mug.People residing in/originating from the Hong Kong area. Includes Kowloon, Stanley, and the outlying isles.
Pronounced "honkanese"
Pronounced "honkanese"
by k2sk8er April 27, 2009
Get the Hongkonese mug.Hongdingers refer to extremely long torpedo titties.
They are usually long enough to throw over one's shoulder.
They are usually long enough to throw over one's shoulder.
by Richard Dickens The 3rd September 29, 2021
Get the hongdinger mug.a sentence commonly used in Wenzhou, a city in southeast mainland china.
Every wenzhou man's wet dream, It could describe something is really pleasant that appears to be too good to be true,
Every wenzhou man's wet dream, It could describe something is really pleasant that appears to be too good to be true,
Guy1: " Hey, Guy from Wenzhou, what's your favorite dish?"
Guy2: " HongKong Pussy with Jujube, I can eat it everyday in my life"
Guy2: " HongKong Pussy with Jujube, I can eat it everyday in my life"
by ILOVEMurica November 15, 2022
Get the HongKong Pussy with Jujube mug.