Hongkongers

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Hongkongers (Chinese: 香港人; Jyutping: Hoeng1gong2 jan4), Hong Kongers, Hong Kong citizens and Hong Kong people are demonyms that refer to a resident or native inhabitants of Hong Kong, such as the Punti and Tanka, although they may also refer to others who were born and/or raised in the territory. Prior to British colonization, the Hong Kong population were overwhelmingly native inhabitants. During British rule, the Greater China identity, shaped by Chinese cultural heritage, were observed in the events such as the 1920s Canton–Hong Kong strike. The 1967 riots and the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre caused shifts of the Hong Kong identity towards anti-communism, giving rise to localism. Legally and technically speaking, the term Hongkonger generally refers to a resident of Hong Kong after the 1997 handover of Hong Kong. However, overseas Hong Kong population or their descendants may culturally self-identify as Hongkongers.

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