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Essay Archive - The Hong Kong Chinese Community
The Hong Kong Chinese Community
The Hong Kong Chinese community is an affluent, educated, and swelling
population in the Greater Toronto Area. The enigma is why they have only made
marginal inroads into the political arena.
Olivia Chow, a Metro councilor representing the Downtown ward says "this
community has potential to be very powerful...it's nowhere near its potential."
Chow is the highest-profile Hong Kong expatriate to win elected office in the
GTA. Others include Tam Goosen, Soo Wong, Carrie Cheng, and Peter Lam.
Many are convinced that the reason is because Hong Kong "i....
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