• PEOPLE NAME: HAN CHINESE (CANTONESE) OF HONG KONG

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Chinese

Language: Yue Chinese - (yue)

Alternate Name(s): Hong Konger, 香港人

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: Hong Kong

Also found in: Belgium; Brunei; Canada; China; Curacao; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Laos; Macao; Malaysia; Mauritius; Panama; Peru; Reunion; Singapore; Trinidad and Tobago; United Kingdom; United States; Venezuela; Vietnam; Zimbabwe

Population: 6,270,000

Global Population: 77,021,350


PEID: 50587

ROP: 103701

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Han Chinese (Cantonese) of Hong Kong, numbering 6,270,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Chinese people cluster within the East Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 77,021,350 in 25 countries. Their primary language is Yue Chinese. The primary religion practiced by the Han Chinese (Cantonese) is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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