Religion
In 2009, there were 220,000 Muslims in Hong Kong, of Indonesians formed an estimated 120,000.
Within their communities, the services provided to the Indonesian Muslims or other Muslims are mainly by NGOs. Most of the relevant NGOs will have courses to teach Arabic and the Quran. So the children or other people who are newly Muslim can learn the religion practices and languages they need. There are seven Islamic schools in Hong Kong. The Islamic NGOs mainly runs them, for example the Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association. Some of them will have membership schemes and provide services like library, retails, etc. Some of the people will also gather in the Mosques during religious celebrations. They seem to be proactive in interacting with the local communities, it is because their social value and moral standards are different from Hong Kong mainstream ideology.
Read more about this topic: Indonesians In Hong Kong
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