People visit bars and restaurants in Peel Street, Central, Hong Kong. Some local Chinese people don’t like to eat out in Central and Mid-Levels because they think there are too many “gweilos” (a pejorative Chinese term for white people), Andrew Sun writes. Photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
Mouthing Off
When a white face is more marketable in a European restaurant in Hong Kong than a Chinese face, that’s racism
- In Hong Kong, like everywhere else, racism is a problem, and in the city’s restaurant industry it’s a big problem
- Why, for example, are Western chefs praised for cooking Asian food, yet Chinese chefs not trusted to cook Western dishes?
People visit bars and restaurants in Peel Street, Central, Hong Kong. Some local Chinese people don’t like to eat out in Central and Mid-Levels because they think there are too many “gweilos” (a pejorative Chinese term for white people), Andrew Sun writes. Photo: AFP