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This article is about Chinese people of British descent. For British people of Chinese descent, see British Chinese.

As of 2006, an estimated 36,000 British people live in China, including those living in Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China.[1] A different estimate puts the number of Britons in China (including Hong Kong) at 3,752,031,[2][3] the majority of which are those in Hong Kong who have continued to possess British nationality, particularly the British nationals (overseas) status, which numbered 3.4 million as of 2007.[4]

As of the 2011 Hong Kong Census, there were 33,733 Britons in Hong Kong.[5]

Education

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British international schools in Mainland China include:

Beijing:

Guangdong:

Jiangsu:

Shandong:

Shanghai:

Sichuan:

Tianjin:

British schools in Hong Kong include:

Notable personalities

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Brits Abroad". BBC News – Special Reports. BBC. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. ^ "The Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons put the size of the British expatriate community in Hong Kong at over 3 million". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  3. ^ "The FCO had the figure for Hong Kong and China combined at 3,752,031 : Both figures cover all British nationals, including those who are not British citizens". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  4. ^ "Lords Hansard, 22 March 2007". UK Parliament.
  5. ^ Interactive Data Dissemination Service, Hong Kong Census, 2011
  6. ^ Ellery, Ben; Knowles, Tom (2020-01-09). "Beijing funds British YouTubers to further its propaganda war". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
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