French people in Hong Kong

French people in Hong Kong
Total population
	25,000 (2016, French Consulate); 6,534 (2019, Immigration Department)

The French Consulate estimates there are over 25,000 French citizens in Hong Kong.^[1] The Immigration Department of Hong Kong estimated that 6,534 French nationals were in Hong Kong in 2019, an increase from 2,375 in 2009; the IMMD counts people physically present in Hong Kong because some people with Hong Kong permanent residency may have left the city.^[2]

It is the largest French community in Asia.^[3]

^ "Message from Consul General of France in Hong Kong and Macau". South China Morning Post. 15 March 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022.
^ Nightingale, Nicola. "Expat identities: why the French feel at home in Hong Kong". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ With Its French Population Soaring, Hong Kong Emerges as Asia’s Gallic Capital

[1] "Message from Consul General of France in Hong Kong and Macau". South China Morning Post. 15 March 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022.

[2] Nightingale, Nicola. "Expat identities: why the French feel at home in Hong Kong". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[3] With Its French Population Soaring, Hong Kong Emerges as Asia’s Gallic Capital

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