Koreans in Hong Kong: Difference between revisions
updated population statistics and general cleanup |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Ethnic group| |
{{Ethnic group| |
||
|group=Koreans in Hong Kong and china and japan and chinese food yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yumyuy yulserkjthlaskjfh;laskdjfh;akwjeurhqiwuehtrpqiuweyptoiqweyurpoiwqeurpoiwequr.................................... iloveorangechicken |
|||
|group=Koreans in Hong Kong |
|||
|poptime=4,812 |
|poptime=4,812 |
||
|popplace=[[Sai Wan Ho]] |
|popplace=[[Sai Wan Ho]] |
||
Revision as of 01:06, 16 April 2008
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Sai Wan Ho | |
| Languages | |
| Korean, English | |
| Religion | |
| Not known | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Koreans |
Koreans in Hong Kong formed a population of 4,812 individuals as of 2006.[1] This represented a drop from the 2001 census, when they formed 1.5% of Hong Kong's minority population, roughly 5,200 individuals, making them the 12th-largest minority community.[2] They are wealthier than the average Hong Kong resident.42.6% of all Koreans employed in Hong Kong as of 2006 had a monthly salary of HK$30,000 or greater, as compared to just 10.8% of the whole population. 23.1% worked in the finance, insurance, real estate, or business services field, one of the highest proportions out of all ethnic minorities.[1] In recognition of this fact, Hana Bank launched a private banking service aimed specifically at Koreans in Hong Kong in January 2006.[3]
The earliest reports of Koreans in Hong Kong were noted during the Japanese occupation; after the Japanese surrender, US Army records show that the British government repatriated to Korea 287 Koreans serving with the Imperial Japanese Army.[4] Today, virtually all Koreans in Hong Kong are South Korean;[citation needed] however, a few North Korean businesses and diplomats are known to operate in the territory as well.[5] In addition, a minority of North Korean refugees attempt to sneak across the border into the territory to obtain political asylum and transport to South Korea; it is reported that the Hong Kong Police was instructed to keep no record of their arrest or registration.[6]
Koreans in Hong Kong are served by one school, the Korean International School in Sai Wan Ho, as well as a weekly newspaper, the Wednesday Journal.[7][8]
Notes
- ^ a b "Thematic Report: Ethnic Minorities" (PDF). Publications and Products of the 2006 Population By-census (xvi). Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong. 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|filetype=ignored (|format=suggested) (help) - ^ "Thematic Report – Ethnic Minorities" (PDF). 2001 Population Census. Hong Kong: Census and Statistics Department. 2001-12-17. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|filetype=ignored (|format=suggested) (help) - ^ "Hana Banks decide to launch new private banking services aimed at Koreans in Hong Kong". M2 Presswire. 2006-01-10. Retrieved 2006-12-25.
- ^ Reports of General MacArthur: MacArthur in Japan: The Occupation: Military Phase, Volume I Supplement. US Army Center of Military History. 1950. pp. Chapter 6, Note 39.
- ^ "Pyongyang's Banking Beachhead in Europe". Far Eastern Economic Review. 2003-02-13. Retrieved 2006-12-25.
- ^ "Country Reports: China" (PDF). United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. 1998.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "홍콩 한인학교 간부 비리로 수감, 교민사회 '술렁' (Hong Kong Korean school board investigated, Korean residents 'shaken')". AnyChina News (in Korean). 22 June 2006. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "수요저널". Wednesday Journal. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
Further reading
- Kang, M. Agnes (November 2004). "Language and identity in Diaspora: Koreans in Hong Kong". Department of English, Hong Kong University.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Kang, M. Agnes (2005). "Global Englishes, Local Identities: Language and Identity Among Koreans in Hong Kong". Language and Global Communication Conference. Wales: Cardiff University.
{{cite conference}}: Unknown parameter|booktitle=ignored (|book-title=suggested) (help)
External links
 | This Hong Kong–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |