> do HKers 'identify' as 'Chinese' then, just not 'from China'? If they were born in HK and raised there, they would call themselves a HKer (香港人) from Hong Kon

> do HKers 'identify' as 'Chinese' then, just not 'from China'? If they were born in HK and raised there, they would call themselves a HKer (香港人) from Hong Kong. It's highly unlikely they would say they are from 'China' because in their eyes China is Mainland China (大陆/中国) and there is negativity associated with it. Confusingly, my friends whose parents are from Hong Kong and were born in the UK identify themselves as 'British Born Chinese' rather than 'British Born HKer'. I use Cantonese or English when in Hong Kong. Speaking Mandarin there, when you look East Asian, is just asking for trouble if you are in wrong part of town.