Hong Kong Sign Language (Chinese: 香港手語; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 sau2 jyu5), abbreviated as HKSL, is the deaf sign language of Hong Kong and Macau. It derived...
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official language until 1978. Today, the Basic Law of Hong Kong states that English and Chinese are the two official languages of Hong Kong. All roads...
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They are different enough that Isma's consultants in Hong Kong resorted to Hong Kong Sign Language to communicate with each other. Word order in Yogyakarta...
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Hong Kong is an official bilingual territory. Under article 9 of the Hong Kong Basic Law, and the Official Languages Ordinance, Both Chinese and English...
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Road signs in Hong Kong are standardised by the Transport Department. Having previously been a British territory, the road signage in Hong Kong is similar...
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The Way We Talk (film) (category Hong Kong drama films)
his acting debut, and the characters primarily communicate using Hong Kong Sign Language in the film. Principal photography took place in 2023, with post-production...
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The Hong Kong dollar (Chinese: 港元, sign: HK$; code: HKD) is the official currency of Hong Kong. It is divided into 100 cents. Historically, it was also...
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Hong Kong English or Honglish is a variety of the English language native to Hong Kong. The variant is either a learner interlanguage or emergent variant...
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puns[clarification needed]. Hong Kong Sign Language derives from the southern dialect, but by now is a separate language. The Shanghai dialect is found...
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Hong Kong was under British rule from 1841 to 1997, except for a brief period of Japanese occupation during World War II from 1941 to 1945. It was a crown...
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perhaps three hundred sign languages in use around the world today. The number is not known with any confidence; new sign languages emerge frequently through...
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The Hong Kong–Mainland China conflict refers to the tense relations between Hong Kong and mainland China. Various factors have contributed to this tension...
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Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a 1,114-square-kilometre (430 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the fourth...
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The cinema of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港電影) is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese-language cinema, alongside the cinema of China and...
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southern part of Hong Kong. The island, known originally and on road signs simply as "Hong Kong", had a population of 1,289,500 and a population density of 16...
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Regional Flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China depicts a white stylised five-petal Hong Kong orchid tree (Bauhinia...
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The 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests (also known by other names) were a series of demonstrations against the Hong Kong government's introduction of a bill...
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The region of Hong Kong has been inhabited since the Old Stone Age, later becoming part of the Chinese Empire with its loose incorporation into the Qin...
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The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British...
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The following are sign languages reported to be used by at least 10,000 people. Additional languages, such as Chinese Sign Language, are likely to have...
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occupation of Hong Kong began when the governor of Hong Kong, Mark Aitchison Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of Hong Kong to the Empire of...
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Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, signed on 29 June 2003...
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The vast majority of taxis in Hong Kong are owned by 17 independent taxi companies, although a few taxis are independently owned and operated. As of 2024...
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Hong Kong films released in 2025. 2025 in Hong Kong List of 2025 box office number-one films in Hong Kong List of Hong Kong films of 2024 43rd Hong Kong...
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Education in Hong Kong used to be largely modelled on that of the United Kingdom, particularly the English system. Since 2012, the overhaul of secondary...
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Silence (charity) (category Deaf culture in Hong Kong)
a Hong Kong charity, with a focus on deaf people who use Hong Kong Sign Language and their family and friends, and is also a member of the Hong Kong Council...
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Correctional Services Department (redirect from Correctional Services (Hong Kong))
Department (CSD) is responsible for the management of prisoners and prisons in Hong Kong. The Commissioner of Correctional Services reports to the Secretary for...
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The Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area, commonly referred to as the Greater Bay Area (GBA), is a megalopolis, consisting of nine cities and two...
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Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory was signed, a resident of an established village in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Indigenous inhabitants...
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In Hong Kong, censorship, which refers to the suppression of speech or other public communication, raises issues regarding the freedom of speech. By law...
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