The Boat Dwellers, also known as Shuishangren or Boat People, or the Tankas, are an unrecognized ethnic group in China who traditionally lived on boats and junks in coastal parts of China's Guangdong,
Boat Dweller woman in Macau
Boat Dwellers in Hong Kong
Traditional Tanka people clothes in a Hong Kong museum.
During the British colonial era, English was the sole official language until 1974. Today, the Basic Law of Hong Kong states that English and Cantonese are the two official languages of Hong Kong. All
English and Chinese signage on Queen's Road
Part of a multilingual welcoming signboard at the former KCR East Tsim Sha Tsui station. (From the top: French, Japanese, Spanish and Korean).
Road signs in Hong Kong are written in both Chinese and English.