Hong Kong
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==Legal status of sign languages== | ==Legal status of sign languages== |
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Name of the country/area | Hong Kong |
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Formal name of the country/area | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
Country/area information | The World Factbook(CIA) |
Wikipedia(English) |
Indigenous signs for "Hong Kong"
Illustrations in the literature
"Hong Kong" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 16.)
Spoken languages
Chinese
English
Sign languages
Related sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
The population of the signers of Hong Kong Sign Language: 20,000 (2007).
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Hong Kong Association of the Deaf (WFD member, cited from WFD website)
Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
Education for the deaf
Deaf communities and cultures
Religious activities by the Deaf
Famous Deaf persons and hearing persons concerned with sign languages
Sign language dictionaries
Goodstadt, Rose Yin-Chee. 1972. Speaking with signs; a sign language manual for Hongkong's deaf. Hong Kong: Government Printer.
Bibliography
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Notes
Asia (general) | Asia (general) |
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East Asia | China | Japan | Mongolia | North Korea | South Korea |
Southeast Asia | Brunei | Cambodia | East Timor | Indonesia | Laos | Malaysia | Myanmar | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Vietnam |
South Asia | Bangladesh | Bhutan | India | Maldives | Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
West Asia | Afghanistan |
Areas and others | Hong Kong | Macau | Taiwan |