Hong Kongers in the United Kingdom

"Hongkongers in Britain" redirects here. For the Association, see Hongkongers in Britain (association).
Hong Kongers in the UK
Total population
United Kingdom Hong Kong-born residents in the United Kingdom: 135,312 – 0.2%
(2021/22 Census)[note 1]
 England: 117,714 – 0.2% (2021)[1]
 Scotland: 11,901 – 0.2% (2022)[2]
 Wales: 3,715 – 0.1% (2021)[1]
Northern Ireland: 1,982 – 0.1% (2021)[3]
Other estimates:
est. 280,000 – accounting for BN(O) arrivals (2024)[4]
Hong Kong citizens/passports held:
19,489 (England and Wales only, 2021)[5]
Languages
English (British English, Hong Kong English), Hong Kong Cantonese, Hong Kong Hakka
Religion
Atheism, Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism
Related ethnic groups
British Chinese, Britons in Hong Kong
  1. ^ Does not include Hong Kongers born in the United Kingdom, Mainland China (mainly Guangdong Province) or elsewhere
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Hong Kongers in the United Kingdom (also known as Hong Kong Britons) are people from Hong Kong who are residing in the United Kingdom or British nationals of Hong Kong origin or descent.

The 2021 United Kingdom census recorded a total population of about 135,300 Hong Kong-born residents. Since the implementation of the British National (Overseas) visa route in the same year, 144,400 BN(O) status holders from Hong Kong have arrived in the United Kingdom.[6]

  1. ^ a b "TS012: Country of birth (detailed)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Table UV204 - Country of birth: Country by Country of Birth by Individuals". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 24 May 2024. '2022' > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Country of birth: UV204'
  3. ^ "MS-A17: Country of birth - intermediate detail". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  4. ^ Loughton, Tim (23 January 2024). "Human Rights in Hong Kong - Volume 744: debated on Tuesday 23 January 2024". UK Parliament Hansard. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ^ "TS013: Passports held (detailed)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Safe and Legal (Humanitarian) routes to the UK". Home Office. Retrieved 23 May 2024.