Like their

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

counterparts, a significant number of

Canadians Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

live and work in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

. In February 2011 research from the Asia Pacific Foundation, conducted with

Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) is a publicly funded tertiary liberal arts education, liberal arts institution with a Christian ethics, Christian education heritage. It was established as Hong Kong Baptist College with the support of Ame ...

, suggests there are at least 295,000 Canadians in Hong Kong, which is more than the population of places like Regina or

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...

. Near 85% of Canadians in Hong Kong are Canadian-born, a figure higher than in Canada itself (80.2%). This represents the third largest community of Canadians, after Canada itself and the United States. A large portion of these are ethnic Chinese. The government of Hong Kong does not recognise dual nationals originally from Hong Kong as Canadian citizens, so that government circa 2014 counted about 16,000 Canadians in Hong Kong, while the Consulate-General of Canada in Hong Kong counted 300,000 Canadians.

Diplomatic missions

The

Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao The Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao (french: Consulat général du Canada à Hong Kong et Macao; ) represents Canada in the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China. As Hong Kong was ...

serves Canadians in Hong Kong.

Education

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The

Canadian International School of Hong Kong Canadian International School of Hong Kong (CDNIS) is an international school in Aberdeen, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991, the school provides an education for over 1,800 students representing more than 40 nationalities from Early Years 1 to Grad ...

serves Canadians in Hong Kong.

People

Adderly Fong Adderly Fong Cheun-yue (Traditional Chinese: 方駿宇; Pinyin: ''Fāng Jùnyǔ''; born March 2, 1990) is a Canadian-Hong Kong racing driver. His career started in 2004. He is currently competing in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia racing se ...

, race car driver *

Aimee Chan Aimee Chan (born 1 April 1981) or Chan Yan-mei (Traditional Chinese: 陳茵媺) is a Canadian born actress based in Hong Kong. She was the winner of Miss Hong Kong 2006 and was offered a TVB contract shortly after. Biography Aimee was born in T ...

, actress *

Allan Zeman Allan Zeman GBM, GBS, JP (Chinese name: 盛智文; born 18 July 1949) is a Hong Kong business magnate. Background and personal life Allan Zeman was born into a Jewish family in Regensburg, Germany; and was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canad ...

, businessman and "father of

Lan Kwai Fong Lan Kwai Fong (often abbreviated as LKF) is a small square of streets in Central, Hong Kong. The area was dedicated to hawkers before the Second World War, but underwent a renaissance in the mid-1980s. It is now a popular expatriate haunt in ...

" *

Bernice Liu Bernice Jan Liu (born January 6, 1979) is a Canadian actress, singer, and commercial model based in Hong Kong. She has previously held the title Miss Chinese Vancouver 2000 as well as Miss Chinese International 2001, the latter position bringing ...

, actress *

Charlene Choi Charlene Choi Tsoek-jin ( zh, t=蔡卓妍; born 22 November 1982) is a Hong Kong Canadian actress and singer. She is a member of Cantopop group Twins, along with Gillian Chung. Early life Choi was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ...

, singer in the singing duo

Twins Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of TwinLast Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two em ...

* Cordia Tsoi, Olympian *

Doreen Steidle Doreen Steidle is a Harvard University Fellow, participating in the 2018 Advanced Leadership Initiative, former Regional Head for Group Government Affairs with HSBC in Hong Kong, China and former Canadian Head of Mission. She was Canada's High C ...

* Cissy Wang, fashion model *

Edison Chen Edison Chen Koon-hei (, born Chen Hing-wah on 7 October 1980) is a Canadian-born Hong Kong actor, singer, rapper, fashion designer and entrepreneur. Chen is the co-founder of CLOT, a Hong Kong-based streetwear and fashion label. Debuting in 19 ...

, singer and actor *

Eliza Sam Eliza Sam (; born 17 November 1984) is a Canadian actress based in Hong Kong, formerly under contract in TVB. She won the Miss Chinese Vancouver Pageant in 2009, and went on to win the 2010 Miss Chinese International Pageant. After winning th ...

, actress and model *

Fred Cheng Frederick "Fred" Cheng (; born 10 November 1983) is a Canadian-born Hong Kong musician and actor. He rose to fame after competing and winning the 2013 Hong Kong singing competition, Voice of the Stars''.'' He is currently signed to TVB manag ...

, singer and actor *

Grace Chan Grace Chan (born 23 June 1991) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian actress, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the winner of Miss Hong Kong 2013 and Miss Chinese International 2014. Early life Grace Chan was born in Hong Kong and ...

, actress *

Jade Kwan Kwan Wai-Man (born 31 July 1979), better known professionally as Jade Kwan Sum-Yin (), is a Cantopop singer and philanthropist based in Hong Kong. Originally from Vancouver, she entered the music industry after winning the 1999 New Talent Singing ...

, singer; her parents live in Vancouver. *

Jay Fung Jay Fung Wan-him (Chinese:馮允謙, born 22 February 1988) is a Hong Kong-Canadian singer-songwriter. He won the 1st runner up in The Voice 3. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Edmonton, Canada, his style of singing is deeply influenced by West ...

, singer, songwriter * Jeanie Chan, actress and model *

Joyce Cheng Joyce Cheng Yan-yee (born 30 May 1987) is a Hong Kong Canadian singer and actress based in Hong Kong. She is the daughter of late Hong Kong comedian Lydia Shum and singer/actor Adam Cheng. Career Cheng is of Sze Yup ancestry through her father' ...

, actress; daughter of

Lydia Shum Lydia Shum Din-ha or Lydia Tin Ha Sum (; 21 July 1945 – 19 February 2008) was a Hong Kong comedian, Master of Ceremonies, MC, actress and singer. Known for her portly figure, signature dark rimmed glasses and bouffant hairstyle, she was affect ...

Karena Lam Karena Lam (; born 17 August 1978) is a Taiwanese Canadian actress and singer based in Hong Kong. In 2015, she won the Best Actress award at the Golden Horse Awards for her role in ''Zinnia Flower'', making her the first person ever to have won ...

, actress *

Kelvin Kwan Kelvin Kwan (born 24 March 1983) is a cantopop singer from Go East, a subdivision of Universal Music. Family background Born into a wealthy family, Kwan was raised in Canada. His father is Hong Kong record producer William Kwan, an executive f ...

, singer *

Lap-Chee Tsui Lap-Chee Tsui (; born 21 December 1950) is a Chinese-born Canadian geneticist and served as the 14th Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Hong Kong. Personal life Tsui was born in Shanghai. He grew up in Kowloon, Hong Kong and att ...

, former chancellor of the

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (Chinese: 香港大學) is a public research university in Hong Kong. Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. HKU was also the fi ...

Lawrence Chou Lawrence Chou () is a Hong Kong-Canadian singer and actor. Profile Music Born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver, Chou developed a strong passion for music since he was a little kid. With his exceptional vocal talent, Chou won numerous singin ...

, singer *

Linda Chung Linda Chung Ka-yan (; born on 9 April 1984) is a Chinese-Canadian actress, singer and songwriter. She signed a long-term contract with TVB in 2004 after winning the Miss Chinese International. Chung was always Non-official Best Actress during ...

, actress *

MC Cheung Michael Cheung Tin-fu (born 1 December 1996), better known by his stage name MC, is a Hong Kong singer and actor. He rose to fame as the runner-up in the 2019 talent competition reality show ''King Maker II''. He subsequently signed a record ...

, singer *

Nicholas Tse Nicholas Tse Ting-fung (born 29 August 1980) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and chef.EEGmusic.EEGmusic." ''Nicolas Tse profile.'' Retrieved on 22 April 2008. As multi talented celebrity, he became a TV ch ...

, actor; son of Patrick Tse Yin * Otto Poon Lok-to, Husband of Teresa Cheng, the Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong * Patrick Tse Yin, actor * Phil Lam, singer, songwriter *

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, singer * Samantha Lam, Olympian *

Sammy Sum Sammy Sum Chun-hin (born 4 May 1983) is an actor based in Hong Kong. Biography Sammy Sum speaks fluent Hong Kong Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, Canadian French and North American English. He was born in Hong Kong, but at the age of 10 Sum moved ...

, singer and actor *

Sonija Kwok Sonija Kwok Sin-nei (, born 22 July 1974) is a Hong Kong actress who worked with TVB from 1999 to 2015. Since 2015, she has been managed by GAIA Entertainment. Early life Kwok was born in Hong Kong and is of mixed three quarters Cantonese an ...

, actress * Susanna Kwan, actress and singer

Canadian legacy in Hong Kong

A few of places in Hong Kong are or were named for Canadians who have lived or served in various capacities in Hong Kong. *

Osborn Barracks Kowloon East Barracks (), formerly Osborn Barracks (), is a People's Liberation Army facility, and was a British Army facility, in Kowloon City District, Hong Kong. Located in the northern part of Kowloon on Waterloo Road and Junction Road (ac ...

- now PLA East Kowloon Barracks and named for Sgt Maj.

John Robert Osborn Company Sergeant Major John Robert Osborn, VC (2 January 1899 − 19 December 1941) was a Canadian soldier. Osborn was a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that ...

, a Canadian Army personnel who died in the defence of Hong Kong in 1941. A statue of Osborn now resides in

Hong Kong Park The Hong Kong Park is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in Central, Hong Kong. Built at a cost of HK$398 million and opened on 23 May 1991, it covers an area of and is an example of modern design and facilities blending with ...

. *

Tiu Keng Leng Tiu Keng Leng (), formerly Rennie's Mill, is an area of Hong Kong in the Sai Kung District adjacent to Tseung Kwan O (Junk Bay). The area used to be a refugee village housing former Kuomintang officials and followers who escaped to Hong Kong f ...

- once called Rennie's Mill, named for Canadian businessman and founder of Hong Kong Milling Company Alfred Herbert Rennie. *

Macpherson Stadium, Hong Kong MacPherson Stadium () was an indoor stadium that played an important role to the development of youth recreation in Hong Kong. Located at Yim Po Fong Street, on the edge of Mong Kok, a high population density area, it had a capacity of 1,850. ...

(as well as McPherson Playground, MacPherson Place) - named for Canadian missionary John Livingstone McPherson who worked for the

YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by George Williams in London, originally ...

in Hong Kong from 1905 to 1935.

References

External links

Canadians in Hong Kong
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Veterans Affairs Canada Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC; french: Anciens Combattants Canada) is the department within the Government of Canada with responsibility for pensions, benefits and services for war veterans, retired and still-serving members of the Canadian Arme ...

nytimes.com - "For Many From Hong Kong, Vancouver Is a Way Station"

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
- the largest Canadian chamber outside Canada
asiapacific.ca - "Close to 300,000 Canadian Citizens Estimated to be Living in Hong Kong"
{{Canadians abroad + Ethnic groups in Hong Kong

Diplomatic missions

Education

People

Canadian legacy in Hong Kong

See also

References

External links