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https://scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1455584/hongkongers-may-be-unique-were-not-better-others
Comment/ Opinion

Hongkongers may be unique, but we're not better than others

Alice Wu says while a new dictionary entry befits our unique identity, Hong Kong is not so special that we can disregard the rules of civility

Once deemed the "barren rock" that would "never be a mart for trade", Hong Kong transformed itself into the goose that laid the golden eggs. But we must not let this "exceptionalism" cloud our views of ourselves and the world.

So, the words "Hongkonger" and "Hong Kongese" have now been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. That sounds like a big deal: it will help define identity not only for the 7 million people who live here, but also for the countless Hong Kong natives who have emigrated.

The very existence of these words proves the need for differentiation. This differentiation - most notably, perhaps, from mainland Chinese and the mainland - is what has excited people.