| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 101,969[1] (1.4% of the population) (2021)[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and South New Territories | |
| Languages | |
| English, Hindi–Urdu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Sindhi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Nepali, Cantonese, Pashto | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Baháʼí Faith, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Overseas Pakistani, Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin, Non Resident Nepali | |
The numbers of Bangladeshis and Sri Lankans were not individually broken out in the 2006 By-Census Thematic Report on Ethnic Minorities, from which the above statistics originate. The total population of "Other Asians", which may include members of those two groups, was 7,851. |
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South Asians are part of the Hong Kong society. As of the 2021 by-census, there were at least 101,969 persons of South Asian descent in Hong Kong.[1] Many trace their roots in Hong Kong as far back as when the Indian subcontinent was still under British colonial rule and as a legacy of the British Empire, their nationality issues remain largely unsettled. However, recently[when?] an increasing number of them have acquired Chinese nationality.[citation needed]