#Petition to Urge British Government for the Option of “Hong Kong people” under “Ethnic Groups” in the Latest British #Census
UK’s decennial census will be held this year and a Facebook page named “HK_Brits” (英國新家鄉) has launched an online petition calling on the UK government to add "British Hong Konger" and "Hong Konger" as "Ethnic Group" options.
Petitioners said that these options describe “how we see our identity and race in the UK”.
It is stated that other Asians living in the UK have options available to them, such as "British Indian," "British Pakistani" and "British Bangladeshi," so they believe that British Hong Kongers should also have options available to them. As for Hong Kong SAR passport holders, the Joint Committee said that there should be a "Hong Konger" option.
In Britain, many Hong Kong people have made similar calls and demands in the past month or so. An organization “ Power to Hongkongers” also launched a campaign to call for Hong Kong people to fill in "Hong Konger" in the "National Identity" and "Ethnic Group" to differentiate from the "Chinese" used in the past. It is also to help the British government to grasp the demographic data of Hong Kong people so as to better formulate relevant policies.
Source: Stand News #Mar25
Photo from the film Happy Together (1997)
#BritishHongKonger #HKBrits #Hongkonger #Ethnicity #Overseas #UK
#HappyTogether
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UK’s decennial census will be held this year and a Facebook page named “HK_Brits” (英國新家鄉) has launched an online petition calling on the UK government to add "British Hong Konger" and "Hong Konger" as "Ethnic Group" options.
Petitioners said that these options describe “how we see our identity and race in the UK”.
It is stated that other Asians living in the UK have options available to them, such as "British Indian," "British Pakistani" and "British Bangladeshi," so they believe that British Hong Kongers should also have options available to them. As for Hong Kong SAR passport holders, the Joint Committee said that there should be a "Hong Konger" option.
In Britain, many Hong Kong people have made similar calls and demands in the past month or so. An organization “ Power to Hongkongers” also launched a campaign to call for Hong Kong people to fill in "Hong Konger" in the "National Identity" and "Ethnic Group" to differentiate from the "Chinese" used in the past. It is also to help the British government to grasp the demographic data of Hong Kong people so as to better formulate relevant policies.
Source: Stand News #Mar25
Photo from the film Happy Together (1997)
#BritishHongKonger #HKBrits #Hongkonger #Ethnicity #Overseas #UK
#HappyTogether
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