Cultural Atlas — Hong Kong Culture | hong kong culture
TenacityEnergyPluralismEntrepreneurismMaterialismConfucianismFaceHongKongisaterritoryofChinathatisseparatelygovernedandhasahighdegreeofautonomy.HongKongwasunderBritishcontrolasacentralportoftradebeforebeingreclaimedbyChinain1997asa‘SpecialAdministrativeRegion’.Today,itisoneofthebiggestfinancialhubsintheworld.LifestylesinHongKongareurban-centricandcosmopolitan,withthemajorityofthepopulationbeinghighlyeducated.Theinternationalmindsetthatcomeswithitsglobaleconomicpositioning(andtheinfluenceofEn...
Tenacity Energy Pluralism Entrepreneurism Materialism Confucianism FaceHong Kong is a territory of China that is separately governed and has a high degree of autonomy. Hong Kong was under British control as a central port of trade before being reclaimed by China in 1997 as a ‘Special Administrative Region’. Today, it is one of the biggest financial hubs in the world. Lifestyles in Hong Kong are urban-centric and cosmopolitan, with the majority of the population being highly educated. The international mindset that comes with its global economic positioning (and the influence of English governance) has integrated Western values into the Asian society. Thus, though the population’s ethnicity is 93.6% Chinese, the culture differs distinctly from China. Hong Kongers often strongly disassociate their identity from mainland China, seeing themselves as being very different despite having similar ancestry and governance. Therefore, Hong Kongese society is somewhat divided between original...