Transcript 投影片 1 - Diocesan Boys' School

Grade 8
07~08
Language of
Ethnic Minorities
in Hong Kong
Christopher Yuk
Lanston Yeung
Phil Xie
8D(40)
8D(38)
8D(37)
Introduction
• Hong Kong is an international metropolis where the
Chinese and foreigners coexist.
• Non-Chinese residents in Hong have a total
population of 47,505, and are mainly from India, they
are mostly Indian, Pakistani or Nepalese and some of
them are Bangladeshi or Sri Lankan.
Aim
Our Project
• Find out the general public’s perception and
knowledge on the ethnic minorities.
• Get a understanding on the ethnic minorities in Hong
Kong, know more about the life style of Pakistani,
and to learn some words of their language.
• Understand how their religion, culture, customs,
language, eating habits, etc. are different from ours.
• Explore the problem they encountered and the type
of social service offered.
South Asian Groups
Nepal
Pakistan
The South Asian group of
Indian, Nepalese and
Pakistani forms a distinct
group different from others.
The three countries are
neighbors to each other in
the Indian subcontinent, and
are characterized as
ethnically diverse, with more
than 2,000 ethnic entities and
populations ranging from
hundreds of millions to small
tribal groups.
India
How are they different from
local Chinese?
These three ethnic minority groups share
many similarities but also many differences in their
cultures, customs, languages, religions, food and
dressing. They have different religions and
languages which are listed in table below:
Ethnicity
Religion
Indian
Hindu and
Sikhhism
Nepalese
Hindu and
Buddhist
Pakistani
Islam
Language
Hindi
Nepali
Urdu
Their Language Abilities
The Indians have a far better mastery of Chinese and
English than the Pakistani and the Nepalese.
Agency Visit and interview
An agency visit to a social welfare agency
in Kwai Chung was arranged in February to
understand the type of social services it is
rendering to the Pakistan families and other
ethnic minorities.
With the agency’s consent and assistance,
we successfully conducted an interview with
Mr. Lo Kai Chung, the social worker of
H.K.S.K.H Lady MacLehose Centre, who is an
experienced worker responsible for the ethnic
minorities’ project; and also Mr. Wasal, a
Pakistani who came to Hong Kong 17 years
ago.
Questionnaire
In order to have a clearer picture and
knowledge on how much people know about the
South Asians in Hong Kong, we conducted a
questionnaire survey on ‘General public’s
perception and knowledge on the ethnic
minorities’.
The questionnaire survey was conducted
from January 15 to February 4, 2008, and
consisted of 12 questions.
This questionnaire is a self-monitored one
and conducted in English.
People of different age and from different
backgrounds were chosen through random and
convenience sampling in this survey and
altogether 50 questionnaires were successfully
completed and collected.
Our Findings
1.
28%, 14% and 26% respondents indicated that
they have Indian, Nepalese and Pakistani
friends, and 32%, 10% and 38% said that they
are either familiar or very familiar with their
ethnic minority friends.
2.
56% of the respondents indicated that they
want to know more about the Pakistani which
outcast the Indian (26%) and Nepalese (18%).
3.
Most respondents indicated that they are most
interested to know more about Islam and Urdu,
the religion and the language of the Pakistanis.
In-depth Study on
Pakistanis in Hong Kong
Before we worked out the script for the video, we
have an intensive information collection process between
February and mid-March. We carried out an in-depth study
on our chosen minority group Pakistani via library and
internet search and also through 2 social welfare agency
visits. The aspects we examined including language,
religion, family life, work, culture, sports, festival, dressing,
food.
Language
Urdu is the most common language used by the
Pakistan. Urdu is closely related to Hindi but is written
in an extended Arabic alphabet form. Although some
Pakistani also speaks English and/or Chinese, very
few of them are good at written Chinese.
Religion
Islam is practiced by the majority of Pakistanis.
Among certain obligations for Muslims, they are to pray five
times a day - at dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset, and evening
and Friday is treated as the holy day. During the holy month
of Ramadan all Muslims must fast from dawn to dusk and
are only permitted to work six hours per day. Fasting
includes no eating, drinking, cigarette smoking, or gum
chewing.
The Family Life
The extended family is the basis of the social
structure and individual identity and loyalty to the family is
highly emphasized. Families are quite large by western
standard, often having up to 6 children. Females are
protected from outside influence. Majority of them are
housewives and women get married at a very young age.
Men are breadwinner and the dominating figure in the
family.
Work
Due to their low educational levels and
language barriers, many Pakistanis have to
take up low-skilled and low-pay jobs like
construction workers, guards, coolies or
manufactory worker, with over half of them
earning an income less than $9,000 per month.
Culture
People are respected
because of their age and
position. Older people are
viewed as wise and are granted
respect. Titles are very
important and denote respect. It
is expected that you will use a
person's title and their surname
until invited to use their first
name.
Sports
Pakistani most favorite sport is Cricket. They also
play hockey, football, kabbadi, squash, badminton, and
wrestling. Pakistan have long been one of the dominant
powers in the Cricket Super Six Tournament in Hong Kong,
winning the first event in 1992 and adding further triumphs
in 1997, 2001 and 2002.
Festivals
There are altogether 7 Islamic
festivals including Islamic New Year
(Ramadan), Birthday of Prophet
Muhammad, Night Journey and
Ascension of Prophet Muhammad, Night
of Enlightened, Festival of Feast (Eid-alFitr), Pilgrimage (Haij) and Festival of
Sacrifice (Eid-al-Adha).
Dressing
Pakistani men wear traditional
Shalwar Kameez. Shalwars are loose
pajama-like trousers and the kameez
is a long shirt or tunic.
When women wear the salwar
kameez, they usually wear a long
scarf or shawl called a dupatta around
the head or neck.
Food
Pakistani’s basic food is called CHAPATI. It is unleavened
bread made with dough prepared from whole wheat flour. Another basic
food is LASSI, milk from which curds and butterfat have been removed.
Vegetables, usually seasonal, lentils are commonly used. Families with
larger incomes eat more meat, eggs and fruits. And the more affluent
cook with GHEE, which is clarified butter, instead of with vegetable oil.
Some Pakistanis make heavy - use of spices, herbs, seeds, and
flavorings and seasonings in their cooking.
Conclusion
‘Fear, indifference, alienation and prejudice
stem mainly from unfamiliarity. In order to have racial
harmony, we have to start with understanding.’
Thinking back, maybe many of us have said the
Indians or Pakistanis are smelly, preferred to stand
rather than sit next to them, or thought that we are
more capable and superior to the them. There may
also be times that we considered the outlook of the
Nepalese weird. All these discriminating behaviors
are originated from our ignorance on them.
Self
Reflection
Acknowledgement
We are extremely grateful to the following people,
without their help this project can never be
completed:
Mrs. W.F. Wong (Our YSP in-charge teacher)
Mr. Lo Kai Chung (Social Worker)
Mr. Earnest Ng (Social Worker)
Mr. Arif Abbas (Pakistani Youth)
Mr. Moshin (Pakistan Youth)
Mr. Wasal (Pakistan Youth)