DK Travel : Hong Kong : History & Culture

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Anglo-Indian/Persian

Several words, includingshroff (cashier),nullah (channel or watercourse) andtiffin (lunch).
Australian

Working mostly in business and the media, the size of this community is reflected in the fact that it boasts the largest Australian Chamber of Commerce outside of Australia, and one of only two Australian International Schools in the world.
British

Colonial power may have vanished, but a large British population remains, including a small but influential community of native-born. Influences are everywhere, from street names (“Lambeth Walk”, “Rutland Quadrant”) to school blazers.
Captain Charles Elliot

Flag-planter Captain Charles Elliot claims Hong Kong Island for Britain in 1841.
Cheung Po-Tsai

The Lantau-based pirate king Cheung Po-Tsai wreaks havoc with international traders in 1810.
Chinese

With a history of revolution, migration, organized crime and incessant trading, the witty and streetwise Cantonese are the New Yorkers of China, and make up the majority of Hong Kong’s population. There are also large communities of Shanghainese, Hakka (Kejia) and Chiu Chow (Chaozhou) people.
Chinglish

The local patois, which freely uses sinocized English words likesahmunjee (sandwich),bahsee (bus),lumbah (number) andkayleem (cream).
Chris Patten

Lachrymose last governor Chris Patten waves goodbye to Hong Kong in 1997.
Colonial Street Names

Most colonial buildings have been sacrificed to new development, but the colonial legacy is preserved in many of the roads named after royals (Queen’s Road), politicians (Peel Street), military officers (D’Aguilar, Pedder) and public servants (Bonham, Des Voeux).
Deng Xiaoping

The Chinese premier sticks to his principles during Handover talks in 1984.