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Hong Kongese

British

/ ˈkɒŋiːz /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Hong Kong, its people, or their languages

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noun

a native or inhabitant of Hong Kong or a descendant of one

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Example Sentences

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"Today's result is a huge victory for the right to peaceful protest and for the Tibetan and Hong Kongese people, said Michael Polak, director of the group."

From Reuters • Nov. 17, 2022

Kowloon, on the mainland, an arid peninsula, on which some of the Hong Kongese have been attempting to create a suburb, was ceded to England in 1861.

From The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

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