Canadians in Hong Kong
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Like their American counterparts, a significant number of Canadians live and work in Hong Kong. Many are former Hong Kong residents that left prior to the 1997 handover and later returned when they had a Canadian passport and had some of the fears allayed. Some are non-Chinese who have come to Hong Kong to work. A few actors and numerous business people have ties to Canada.
In February 2011 research from the Asia Pacific Foundation, conducted with Hong Kong Baptist University, suggests there are at least 295,000 Canadians in Hong Kong, which is more than the population of places like Regina or Saskatoon. Near 85% of Canadians in Hong Kong are Canadian-born, a figure higher than in Canada itself (80.2%).[1] This represents the third largest community of Canadians, after Canada itself and the United States. A large portion of these are ethnic Chinese.
Education
Canadian International School of Hong Kong serves Canadians in Hong Kong.
People
- Edison Chen, singer and actor
- Aimee Chan, actress
- Phil Lam, singer, songwriter
- Jay Fung, singer, songwriter
- Sammy Sum, singer and actor
- Fred Cheng, singer and actor
- Joyce Cheng, actress; daughter of Lydia Shum
- Charlene Choi, singer in the singing duo Twins
- Lawrence Chou, singer
- Linda Chung, actress
- Adderly Fong, race car driver
- Jade Kwan, singer; her parents live in Vancouver.
- Kelvin Kwan, singer
- Susanna Kwan, actress and singer
- Sonija Kwok, actress
- Karena Lam, actress
- Samantha Lam, Olympian
- Bernice Liu, actress
- Lydia Shum, actress
- Nicholas Tse, actor; son of Patrick Tse Yin
- Patrick Tse Yin, actor
- Cordia Tsoi, Olympian
- Lap-Chee Tsui, chancellor of the University of Hong Kong
- Sally Yeh, singer
- Allan Zeman, businessman and "father of Lan Kwai Fong"
- Grace Chan, actress
- Jeanie Chan, actress and model
- Eliza Sam, actress and model
See also
References
- nytimes.com - "For Many From Hong Kong, Vancouver Is a Way Station"
- The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong - the largest Canadian chamber outside Canada
- asiapacific.ca - "Close to 300,000 Canadian Citizens Estimated to be Living in Hong Kong"
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