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It seems that you really did a lot of research about China and Hong Kong. No doubt, there are some Hong Kongers who regard themselves as Hong Kongers only. There have been studies and polls which in fact support that point. However, what about thecontent of the questionaire? Or was it just a plain question like "Do you regard yourself as Hong-Kongese or Chinese?" I'm asking about the CONTENT of the questionaire or the question because it makes a huge difference. Anyone who knows semantics shouldknow about the "trap of language." The main defect of language is its deficiency of fully expressing what one TRULY wants to say. If the question was something as broad as "do you regard yourself as Hong-Kongese or Chinese," the survey would containlarge uncertainty. And therefore I think that those surveys are hugely misleading. Reasons:

1) There are many Hong Kong people who are strongly opposed to how the Chinese government handles certain domestic issues. Owing to their dislike for itsdoings, when they are asked the broad question "do you regard yourself as Hong Kongese or Chinese," they will answer Hong Kongese. This is the case because they assume the question is a political one. Anyone on the street who is asked that question wouldnaturally take the question as a political one. However, what about economic and cultural aspects of the exact same question?

Economic: Many Hong Kong people believe that the Hong Kong economy is in many respects more refined than the mainland economy.One of the things that make Hong Kong people very proud of themselves is their success of building Hong Kong from a small manufacturing town to a bustling international financial centre. In that sense, you are right about Hong Kong people being proud oftheir economic achievements. Since there is a large difference between the level of success of the Chinese and Hong Kong economies, Hong Kong people tend to "emphasize" their own identity when it comes to economic matters.

Cultural: There is nodoubt that all Hong Kong people regard themselves as Chinese in this respect. In Hong Kong, people celebrate Chinese New Year, wear Chinese clothes, speak Chinese, and do things Chinese. I don't even need to say much more.

As you can see, in orderfor anyone to make something useful out of the question "do you regard yourself as Hong-Kongese or Chinese," you must AT LEAST break it down into 3 parts. Taking it literally is like blinding yourself.

In addition, Mr. Li Ka Shing and many otherprominent Hong Kong entrepreneurs pride themselves on "practising Chinese-style management." They emphasize their ties to the mainland and their "Chineseness." Also, Mr. Li Ka Shing and other Hong Kong tycoons donate huge amounts of money to build schools anduniversities in the mainland. Also, ordinary Hong Kong citizens donate huge sums of money to the mainland every time there is a flood or some kind of natural disaster.

As for the "illegal entrants," it is legal regulation and there is nothing one can dobesides doing its restrictly according to the law. However, don't forget how many Hong Kong citizens were helping desperate mainland Chinese during the Cultural Revolution. There were thousands and thousands of Hong kong people throwing bread across theborder to their starving mainland comrades. However, the South Korean government forbids its citizens to write letters to anyone in North Korea, does that mean South Koreans regard themselves as "South Koreans" only and not "Koreans"?

If I wereyou, I would not pay so much attention to the questionnaire. It would benefit you a lot more if you read a few books on Chinese history, Chinese political culture, and Hong Kong social history.