Miss Hong Kong in Chinese is 香港小姐 (Xiānggǎng Xiǎojiě), often shortened to 港姐 (Gǎngjiě), and refers to the annual beauty pageant organized by TVB, known in English as the Miss Hong Kong Pageant.
Miss Hong Kong pageant is the most popular beauty pageant in HK, organized by local HK television station, TVB. The pageant was established in 1946, and acquired by TVB in 1973.
People who originate from or live in Hong Kong can fall under Chinese, Cantonese or even Hong Kongers.
No, Hong Kong is not a country. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China.
Hong Kong, officially known as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a former British territory that reverted to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997.
Yes, most ethnic Chinese residents of Hong Kong are considered Chinese citizens under the People's Republic of China (PRC) Nationality Law, especially those born in Hong Kong or mainland China, even if they hold foreign passports, though they can apply to change their recognized nationality to foreign if they meet criteria. Hong Kong, as a Special Administrative Region, doesn't have its own nationality law but operates under China's, meaning residents generally acquire Chinese citizenship if they have Chinese descent and right of abode, though they don't automatically get residency in mainland China.
The largest ethnic groups: The Han and Zhuang
Han Chinese represent more than 90% of China's population and roughly 20% of the world's population, around 1.1 billion people. Han Chinese derive from the Han Dynasty, which ruled for 400 years, making it the longest-ruling empire in China's history.
On 1 July 1997, Britain returned Hong Kong to China. Overnight, Hongkongers gained a new identity as Chinese citizens. Since then, China has been keen to ensure the city's residents see themselves as Chinese.
According to the explanations, for those Hong Kong residents who are of Chinese descent and born in Chinese territories (including Hong Kong) are Chinese nationals, notwithstanding that they hold or have held any foreign passport for the purpose of travelling to other countries and territories.
The Hong Kong-born 26-year-old holds a bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley as well as a master's degree from Columbia University, and also shines in sports, where she competed in rhythmic gymnastics, becoming the All-Around Champion at the 2012 Hong Kong Open Championships.
She is of mixed ancestry; her father, Francis Reis, was a Hong Kong-born ethnically Portuguese Macanese, and her mother, Wu Guofang (Chinese: 吴国芳), is Chinese and was raised in Shanghai before moving to British Hong Kong after World War II.
Meet Tran Vinh Thi, the new Miss Hong Kong 2025! Standing at just 1.6m, she proves that great things come in small packages. With a dazzling mix of athletic prowess and academic excellence—holding degrees from the University of California and Columbia University—she's not just about the looks.
Suk suk is cantonese for uncles. In Chinese it's pronounced as Shu Shu.
Néih hóu (你好) - Pronounced "nay hou," this word means "hello" in Cantonese. It's the perfect way to greet locals and start conversations on a friendly note.
Hong Kong is a largely homogenous society, with about 91.6% of its people being Chinese (ethnically speaking, Han Chinese).
The terms Hongkonger and Hong Kongese are used to denote a resident of Hong Kong, including permanent and non-permanent residents. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word Hongkonger first appeared in the English language in an 1870 edition of The Daily Independent, an American-based newspaper.
The largest ethnic group is the Han (91.6), and the largest non-Han minority groups are Tibetans, Mongols, and Uyghurs.
According to a number of opinion polls conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI), and Reuters, a majority of Hongkongers do not support Hong Kong independence. However, support for independence is higher amongst young Hongkongers.
Asian – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The Han Chinese are the world's largest single ethnic group, constituting over 19% of the global population in 2011.
The mitochondrial-DNA haplogroups of the Han Chinese can be classified into the northern East Asian-dominating haplogroups, including A, C, D, G, M8, M9, and Z, and the southern East Asian-dominating haplogroups, including B, F, M7, N*, and R.
The status of a Hong Kong permanent resident can be lost (despite its name consisting of a word”permanent”) when the foreigner (i.e. non-Chinese citizen) are absent from Hong Kong for any continuous period of 3 years or more.
Most of the Hong Kong people of Chinese descent practice Chinese folk religion – which may include Confucian and Taoist doctrines and ritual traditions – or Buddhism, mostly of the Chinese variety.
After 2047, Hong Kong will likely see increasing integration with mainland China, potentially shifting from its current "one country, two systems" model towards full integration as an ordinary Chinese city, with changes affecting its legal system, currency (HKD to RMB), freedoms, and political autonomy, though Beijing officials claim the system will continue, possibly indefinitely, while property lease issues also need resolution. The core tension lies between Beijing's desire for full control and maintaining Hong Kong's unique economic role, with recent crackdowns on dissent suggesting a move towards "one country, one system" (1C1S).