People from Hong Kong?

superdavid   Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:07 am GMT
How do you say a person from Hong Kong in English?

a) He is Hongkongese.
b) He is Hongkongian.
c) He is Hongkongish.
d) None of the above <suggest a correct answer>
JP   Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:10 am GMT
I would say, "He is from Hong Kong."
furrykef   Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:55 am GMT
I agree. I don't think there is a single word (or two words, for that matter) to describe somebody from Hong Kong in general use.

- Kef
superdavid   Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:20 am GMT
Then, what about the movie of Hong Kong or the restaurant of Hong Kong.
Would you just say 'Hong Kong movie' and 'Hong Kong restaurant'?
Lazar   Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:42 am GMT
I agree with JP and furrykef. There's no adjective derived from Hong Kong that sounds natural to me.

<<Would you just say 'Hong Kong movie' and 'Hong Kong restaurant'?>>

Yes. In cases like that, I would just use the attributive "Hong Kong".
Travis   Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:55 am GMT
>>I agree with JP and furrykef. There's no adjective derived from Hong Kong that sounds natural to me.

<<Would you just say 'Hong Kong movie' and 'Hong Kong restaurant'?>>

Yes. In cases like that, I would just use the attributive "Hong Kong"<<

All of the above applies just as much here as well.
Neil   Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:36 am GMT
Hongkonger
Native Korean   Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:34 pm GMT
I've also seen a word "Hongkonger" referring to a person from Hong Kong.
But I guess that's an unfamiliar word for even native speakers of English.
DIP   Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:10 am GMT
HONGKEY?

I'VE HEARD THIS MANY TIMES.
furrykef   Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:55 pm GMT
Please do not post in all caps.
Guest   Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:22 pm GMT
Maybe you're thinking of "honkey", which is a term used by blacks for white people.
Adam   Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:03 pm GMT
A person from Hong Kong is a Hong Kongian.
RalphZ   Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:16 pm GMT
I always say a Chinese from Hong Kong(actually I got a very bad habit, for all orientals they are Chinese from Singapore, Chinese from Malaysia etc.) , cuz in this matter that HongKong has never been a independent country, and the postfix of "ese" and "ian" also "ish" they are normally apply for the independent countries, you can't say londonese or londonish or londonian.
Native Korean   Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:18 am GMT
To RalphZ:
<the postfix of "ese" and "ian" also "ish" they are normally apply for the independent countries, you can't say londonese or londonish or londonian. >

But I've heard the words like "Londoner", "Newyorker" or "Parisian" many times.
RalphZ   Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:38 am GMT
well, with "er" is ok for many cities, but Hong Konger is definitely odd, and Iv never heard about Parisian, it's odd for me, so... Hong Kongian?