Cantonese people represent the largest group in Hong Kong. The definition usually includes people whose ancestral homes are in Yue Chinese speaking regions of Guangdong province, specifically the guangfu (廣府) region, although sometimes Sze Yap people, the Hakka people or Teochew people (Chiu Chow/Teochew) may be included.[1] Historic Hong Kong censuses distinguished people of Guangdong origin into Guangzhou and Macau, Sze Yap (Siyi), Chaozhou, and Hainan origins, as well as the Indigenous people of the New Territories.
When the population census was first conducted in 1881, it found only 3668 people, with over 95% percent of the population being from Guangdong Province.
Gregory Guldin describes a "Cantonese chauvinism" where the Cantonese are seen as superior to the other Chinese groups in Hong Kong.[2]
In the first few post-war decades, there was an economic rivalry between the Cantonese and the minority Shanghainese. Cantonese could be said to be less willing to work with the British colonizers in their business dealings, and subsequently were less preferred to become representatives to the Legislative Council.[3][full citation needed]
Statistics
edit1961 Census data of Cantonese speakers by district
edit| Hong Kong Island | % | Kowloon | % | New Territories | % | Islands | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 90.5 | Tsim Sha Tsui | 69.7 | Tsuen Wan | 58.6 | - | 68.6 |
| Sheung Wan | 89.5 | Yau Ma Tei | 91.8 | Tsing Yi | 56.6 | ||
| West | 79.8 | Mong Kok | 87.2 | Ma Wan | 60.4 | ||
| Mid-levels/Pok Fu Lam | 77.2 | Kowloon City | 75.1 | North | 59.1 | ||
| Peak | 44.4 | Sham Shui Po | 80.2 | Sai Kung | 35.0 | ||
| Wan Chai | 91.2 | Kwun Tong | 61.7 | Sha Tin | 68.9 | ||
| Tai Hang | 81.3 | Wong Tai Sin | 68.0 | Tai Po | 48.8 | ||
| North Point | 74.9 | Tuen Mun | 66.5 | ||||
| Shau Kei Wan | 86.2 | Yuen Long | 71.9 | ||||
| Aberdeen | 87.9 | ||||||
| South | 72.5 | ||||||
Average: 78.98
Standard Deviation: 14.8
Coefficient of Variation: 0.21
See also
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References
edit- ^ City on the Rocks: Hong Kong's Uncertain Future - Page 196 Kevin Rafferty · 1990: quote: Wu's admirers describe him as the man of the future and ( forgetting Li Ka - shing ) as Hong Kong's first Cantonese billionaire
- ^ Guldin, Gregory Eliyu (1997). "Hong Kong Ethnicity of Folk Models and Change". In Evan, Grant; Tam, Maria (eds.). Hong Kong : the anthropology of a Chinese metropolis. Richmond: Curzon. p. 27. ISBN 9780700706013.
- ^ Goodstat
Sources
edit- Goodstadt, Leo F. (2010), "The Shanghainese: Colonial Allies, Colonial Heirs", Uneasy Partners: The Conflict Between Public Interest and Private Profit in Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, ISBN 978-988-8028-09-2
- Topley, Marjorie. Cantonese Society in Hong Kong and Singapore: Gender, Religion, Medicine and Money. Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 2011.
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