Hong Kong people (Chinese: 香港人) refer to the people who are from Hong Kong. The term (and its Chinese equivalent) has no legal definition in Hong Kong. Rather, terms such as Hong Kong permanent resident (香港永久性居民) and Hong Kong resident (香港居民) are used. Besides being used by Hong Kong residents, the term Hong Konger may be used by people who for one reason or another do not have legal residence status, but have spent an extensive period of time in Hong Kong or otherwise have a strong cultural connection with Hong Kong. Thus the term is largely open to personal interpretation. None of the terms make reference to the ethnicity of a person and are independent of Chinese citizenship or residency statuses. The term basically refers to a person who is from Hong Kong. Currently most Hong Kongers are of Chinese descent, with minorities including those of Indian, Filipino, Indonesian, Pakistani or Vietnamese descent. Due to the one country two systems policy, Hong Kong has a different political system than that of China, including a different passport, flag and official language.
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