Hong Kong People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 5,465,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 0.9%

Nationality: adjective—Hong Kong

Ethnic divisions: 98% Chinese, 2% other

Religion. 90% eclectic mixture of local religions, 10% Christian

Language: Chinese (Cantonese), English

Infant mortality rate 9.9/1,000(1983)

Life expectancy. 75

Literacy: 75%

Labor force: (June 1985)2.64 million; 37.3% manufacturing; 22.1% commerce; 18.4% services; 7 6% construction; 7.6% transport and communications, 6.8% financing, insurance, and real estate; 1.2% agriculture.

fishing, mining, and quarrying; 0.4% other, unemployment (seasonally adjusted) 3.0%

Organized labor: 15 2% of 1984 labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Hong Kong on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Hong Kong 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hong Kong 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.