Filipinos in Hong Kong

Filipinos in Hong Kong
Mga Pilipino sa Hong Kong
在港菲律賓人
Filipino domestic workers in the Statue Square
Total population
200,000
2.7% of Hong Kong's population
Regions with significant populations
Wan Chai District[1]
Languages
Tagalog, English, Cantonese, Kapampangan, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, other Philippine languages
Religion
Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Iglesia Filipina Independiente), Islam, Buddhism

Filipinos in Hong Kong (Filipino: Mga Pilipino sa Hong Kong) refer to the Filipinos residing or working in Hong Kong. They constitute the largest ethnic minority in Hong Kong, numbering approximately 130,000,[2] many of whom work as foreign domestic helpers.[3] The Eastern District has the highest concentration of Filipino residents in Hong Kong, with 3.24% of the district's population being of Filipino descent (14,596 people).[4]

  1. ^ District Profiles, Hong Kong Census, 2011, archived from the original on 27 September 2013, retrieved 27 September 2013
  2. ^ mentioned in review "My Filipino one and only" Reese Deveaux Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Standard, 18 September 2004
  3. ^ Chu, Kathy (16 November 2013). "Hong Kong's Filipino Community Reaches Out to Typhoon Survivors". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ^ 2011 Population Census IDDS Report, Hong Kong Census