Difference between revisions of "China/Hong Kong"

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|Box title    = China/Hong Kong
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|caption      = Hong Kong: World Factbook, 2009<ref name="cia">"Hong Kong," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/td.html (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref>
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|Row 1 title  = Area (Hong Kong)
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|Row 1 info  = 1,104 sq km<ref name="cia" />
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|Row 2 title  = Population (Hong Kong)
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|Row 2 info  = 7,055,071 (July 2009 est.)<ref name="cia" />
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|Row 3 title  = Languages (Hong Kong)
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|Row 3 info  = Chinese (Cantonese) 89.2% (official), other Chinese dialects 6.4%, English 3.2% (official), other 1.2% (2001 census)<ref name="cia" />
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|Row 4 title  = Religions (Hong Kong)
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|Row 4 info  = eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%<ref name="cia" />
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|Row 5 title  = Ethnicity (Hong Kong)
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|Row 5 info  = Chinese 95%, Filipino 1.6%, Indonesian 1.3%, other 2.1% (2006 census)<ref name="cia" />
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|Row 6 title  = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]]
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|Row 6 info  = 1 (2009)<ref name="mwc">"Mennonite, Brethren in Christ & Related Churches World Membership 2009," ''[[Mennonite World Conference]]''. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/Members%202009/World%20Membership%20summary.doc (accessed 23 April 2010).</ref>
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|Row 7 title  = Membership in [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] Affiliated Churches
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|Row 7 info  = 193 (2009)<ref name="mwc" />
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'''Hong Kong''' is an administrative region of China with a population of 16,601,707 (July 2009 est.)<ref name="cia" />, bordering the South China Sea. In 2009 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with 193 total members.<ref name="menno" /> Hong Kong is the only place in China with an official Anabaptist-Mennonite group.
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Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in [[Asia and Pacific]].
  
'''China/Hong Kong'''
 
  
 
==Stories==
 
==Stories==
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==Anabaptist-Related Groups==
 
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In 2009 there was one Anabaptist-related group associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] in Chile with 193 members in 4 congregations:<ref name="mwc" />
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* [[The Conference of Mennonite Churches in Hong Kong Limited]]
  
 
==Annotated Bibliography==
 
==Annotated Bibliography==

Revision as of 14:14, 28 April 2010

China/Hong Kong
Hk-map.gif
Hong Kong: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area (Hong Kong)

1,104 sq km[1]

Population (Hong Kong)

7,055,071 (July 2009 est.)[1]

Languages (Hong Kong)

Chinese (Cantonese) 89.2% (official), other Chinese dialects 6.4%, English 3.2% (official), other 1.2% (2001 census)[1]

Religions (Hong Kong)

eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%[1]

Ethnicity (Hong Kong)

Chinese 95%, Filipino 1.6%, Indonesian 1.3%, other 2.1% (2006 census)[1]

Groups Associated with MWC

1 (2009)[2]

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

193 (2009)[2]

Hong Kong is an administrative region of China with a population of 16,601,707 (July 2009 est.)[1], bordering the South China Sea. In 2009 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 193 total members.[3] Hong Kong is the only place in China with an official Anabaptist-Mennonite group.

Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in Asia and Pacific.


Stories

Create new articles that tell stories about the Anabaptists of China/Hong Kong and insert links to those stories here. Click here to learn more about stories.

Anabaptist-Related Groups

In 2009 there was one Anabaptist-related group associated with MWC in Chile with 193 members in 4 congregations:[2]

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Mennonites in Hong Kong

Hong Kong on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.

China on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.

Mennonite Mission Network Website for China

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Hong Kong," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/td.html (accessed 28 April 2010).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mennonite, Brethren in Christ & Related Churches World Membership 2009," Mennonite World Conference. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/Members%202009/World%20Membership%20summary.doc (accessed 23 April 2010).
  3. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named menno